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General Phraseology: Theory and PracticeIgor Mel’čuk
[Lingvisticæ Investigationes Supplementa 36] 2023
► pp. xiii–xiv
Igor Mel’čuk
[Lingvisticæ Investigationes Supplementa 36] 2023
► pp. xiii–xiv
Abbreviations and notations
A
adjective
A(poss)
pronominal possessive adjective (my, your, his, …)
Addressee, the
the person to whom the utterance under analysis is addressed
Adv
adverb
ConceptR
conceptual representation
DirO
Direct Object
DMorph-
deep-morphological
DSynt-
deep-syntactic
DSyntA
deep-syntactic actant
DSyntR
deep-syntactic representation
DSyntS
deep-syntactic structure
E
a multilexemic linguistic expression
E(‘σ’)
an E that expresses the meaning ‘σ’
f
a lexical function
gen
genitive case
GPTP
General Phraseology: Theory and Practice
iff
if and only if
IndirO
Indirect Object
a language
L
a lexical unit (a lexeme or an idiom)
L(X)
a lexical unit that expresses X
LA, B, C…
A, B, C, … are the grammemes of the lexical unit L.
L(a, b, c, …)
(a, b, c, …) is the syntactics of the lexical unit L; a, b, c, … are features of syntactics.
L1 – L2
a phrase consisting of lexemes L1 and L2
L1→L2
a phrase where lexeme L2 is a direct syntactic dependent of lexeme L1
L1–⋯→L2
a phrase where lexeme L2 is an indirect syntactic dependent of lexeme L1
˹L1 + L2 + … + Ln˺
an idiom consisting of lexemes L1, L2, …, Ln
LF
lexical function
LU
lexical unit
MV
Main Verb
N
noun
NUM
numeral
s
a linguistic sign
/s/
the signifier of the sign s
‘σ’
a meaning
‘σ’
a communicatively dominant semantic component
Σs
the syntactics of a sign s
Sem-
semantic
SemA
semantic actant
SemR
semantic representation
SemS
semantic structure
Speaker, the
the author of the utterance under analysis (But “a speaker” – with a lowercase “s” – is anyone who speaks a given language natively.)
SSynt-
surface-syntactic
SSyntS
surface-syntactic structure
V
verb
X ⊃ Y, X ⊂ Y, X ∩ Y
the set X includes the set Y, the set X is included into the set Y, the sets X and Y have a non-empty intersection.
(X)
optional X
[X]
1. actant X
2. government pattern X
3. explanations X
{X} = {x1, x2, …, xn}
the set X
‘X’
the meaning of X
X_Y
X and Y, which are traditionally spelled as two words, represent a single wordform/lexeme.
X ≡ Y
X and Y are equivalent.
X ≅ Y
X and Y are approximately equivalent.
| C
C is the set of conditions under which the given rule – presented to the left of the vertical bar “ | ” – can apply.
Ø
a zero linguistic sign, i.e. a sign whose signifier is empty
⊕
operation of linguistic union
☛
introduces an explanation concerning notations, abbreviations, and the like.
introduces an important remark.
NB
introduces an important remark that, however, is logically marginal at the given spot.
shading
in a linguistic rule, the context
