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Makkai, Adam. 1986. The lexo-centric approach to descriptive linguistics. In Tracy, Karen, ed. Understanding face-to-face interaction: Issues linking goals and discourse. Lawrence Erlbaum. pp. 47–61.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

semiotics

Annotation

The author argues for an approach which sees language as `applied semiotics', with the lexeme as a central notion taking greatest importance, comparable to the notion of `sign' in semiotics.