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33 Discourse traditions and lexical innovation

  • Christophe Gérard
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Manual of Discourse Traditions in Romance
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Abstract

The well-known concept of discourse tradition, which since the 80s led to countless case studies and multiple theoretical and methodological proposals, includes an aspect that remains neglected in linguistics: the fact that the norms of the discursive genres directly affect the lexical creativity of the speakers. We will begin this chapter by reminding why this phenomenon has not yet been sufficiently examined, namely because of the domination of the “sign problematic” (vs. “text/discourse problematic”) in linguistics and because of the difficulties to conceive a coherent theory of genre. In a second step, we will illustrate the fact that the neological activity of the speakers always depends on the current discursive tradition, i. e. in our case genres belonging to different fields (literature, journalism, music, etc.) and from different periods. Indeed, and independently from the model used to describe lexical creation, discursive genres influence the process which shapes the neologism, and primarily the possibility of creating one. In addition, we will show that it is also necessary to take into account, in order to study the influence of discursive norms on lexical creativity, other types of discursive tradition, and not only discursive genres, such as for example the editorial tone of newspapers and other collective styles. Finally, the presentation will propose a theoretical model whose aim is to answer a theoretical unthought concerning the correlations between discourse genres, lexicon and creative activity of the speakers. The notional opposition néologène/néolophile (Gérard/Lacoste 2017) and the concept of “genetic mode” of texts (Rastier 2001) thus allow to conceive more clearly the part of the discursive norms which is responsible for the conditioning of the creative freedom of the speakers, in terms of lexical innovation (and of lexical diffusion).

Abstract

The well-known concept of discourse tradition, which since the 80s led to countless case studies and multiple theoretical and methodological proposals, includes an aspect that remains neglected in linguistics: the fact that the norms of the discursive genres directly affect the lexical creativity of the speakers. We will begin this chapter by reminding why this phenomenon has not yet been sufficiently examined, namely because of the domination of the “sign problematic” (vs. “text/discourse problematic”) in linguistics and because of the difficulties to conceive a coherent theory of genre. In a second step, we will illustrate the fact that the neological activity of the speakers always depends on the current discursive tradition, i. e. in our case genres belonging to different fields (literature, journalism, music, etc.) and from different periods. Indeed, and independently from the model used to describe lexical creation, discursive genres influence the process which shapes the neologism, and primarily the possibility of creating one. In addition, we will show that it is also necessary to take into account, in order to study the influence of discursive norms on lexical creativity, other types of discursive tradition, and not only discursive genres, such as for example the editorial tone of newspapers and other collective styles. Finally, the presentation will propose a theoretical model whose aim is to answer a theoretical unthought concerning the correlations between discourse genres, lexicon and creative activity of the speakers. The notional opposition néologène/néolophile (Gérard/Lacoste 2017) and the concept of “genetic mode” of texts (Rastier 2001) thus allow to conceive more clearly the part of the discursive norms which is responsible for the conditioning of the creative freedom of the speakers, in terms of lexical innovation (and of lexical diffusion).

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Manuals of Romance Linguistics V
  3. Table of Contents VII
  4. 0 Introduction 1
  5. Part I: The theory and history of discourse traditions and discourse traditional knowledge
  6. 1 Discourse traditions research: foundations, theoretical issues and implications 25
  7. 2 Discourse traditions and variation linguistics 59
  8. 3 Conceptual developments in discourse tradition theory 81
  9. 4 Discourse traditions and the historicity of language: discourse traditional knowledge and discourse universes 103
  10. 5 Discourse traditions in synchrony 123
  11. 6 Discourse traditions and linguistic dynamics 143
  12. 7 International diffusion of the discourse traditions model 183
  13. Part II: Discourse traditions within historical linguistics and textual linguistics: models, concepts, and approaches
  14. 8 Discourse traditions and the construction of discourse from a historical perspective 211
  15. 9 Discourse traditions, linguistic standardisation and elaboration: reflections from Spanish 229
  16. 10 Discourse traditions, text linguistics and historical pragmatics 249
  17. 11 Discourse traditions, functional and cognitive linguistics 267
  18. 12 Discourse traditions and Construction Grammar 283
  19. 13 Discourse traditions, genres, and rhetoric 297
  20. 14 Discourse traditions, text linguistics, and translation studies 317
  21. 15 Discourse traditions and models of discourse segmentation 333
  22. Part III: Discourse traditions in the history of Romance: applications and case studies
  23. 16 Discourse traditions in the early Romance period (with a focus on Gallo-Romance varieties) 353
  24. 17 Discourse traditions in early Italo-Romance varieties 369
  25. 18 Discourse traditions in early Ibero-Romance varieties 385
  26. 19 Romance and Latin in medieval discourse traditions: the elaboration of vernacular writing between inscriptions and in-scripturation 397
  27. 20 Discourse traditions and translation: interference between Latin and Romance in the Early Modern Period (poetry, dialogue, doctrinal prose) 411
  28. 21 Discourse traditions in the history of French 435
  29. 22 Discourse traditions in the history of Italian 467
  30. 23 Discourse traditions in the history of European Spanish 489
  31. 24 Discourse traditions and the history of American Spanish: social settings, contacts, ideologies and challenges 527
  32. 25 Diachronic approaches to discourse traditions in Spanish America 539
  33. 26 Discourse traditions in the history of Brazilian Portuguese: a case study on forms of address 553
  34. 27 Discourse traditions in the history of Romanian 571
  35. 28 Discourse traditions in the history of Catalan: a case study on additive discourse markers 599
  36. 29 Discourse traditions in the history of Romansh 615
  37. 30 Discourse traditions in multilingual contexts: the Kingdom of Naples 633
  38. Part IV: Contacts with further approaches
  39. 31 Discourse traditions and corpus linguistics 647
  40. 32 Discourse traditions and computational linguistics 669
  41. 33 Discourse traditions and lexical innovation 691
  42. 34 Discourse traditions and formulaic language studies 705
  43. 35 Syntactic complexity in Standard Average European: language contact and discourse traditions in the domain of communicative distance 721
  44. 36 Discourse traditions and literary studies: the example of Ancient Greek and Latin literature(s) 739
  45. 37 Interdiscursivity in French theatre: crossing linguistic and literary perspectives 751
  46. 38 Discourse traditions, multimodality and media studies 767
  47. Appendix
  48. Discourse traditions: on their status in language theory and on their dynamics 783
  49. Contributors 821
  50. Index 823
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110668636-034

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Manuals of Romance Linguistics V
  3. Table of Contents VII
  4. 0 Introduction 1
  5. Part I: The theory and history of discourse traditions and discourse traditional knowledge
  6. 1 Discourse traditions research: foundations, theoretical issues and implications 25
  7. 2 Discourse traditions and variation linguistics 59
  8. 3 Conceptual developments in discourse tradition theory 81
  9. 4 Discourse traditions and the historicity of language: discourse traditional knowledge and discourse universes 103
  10. 5 Discourse traditions in synchrony 123
  11. 6 Discourse traditions and linguistic dynamics 143
  12. 7 International diffusion of the discourse traditions model 183
  13. Part II: Discourse traditions within historical linguistics and textual linguistics: models, concepts, and approaches
  14. 8 Discourse traditions and the construction of discourse from a historical perspective 211
  15. 9 Discourse traditions, linguistic standardisation and elaboration: reflections from Spanish 229
  16. 10 Discourse traditions, text linguistics and historical pragmatics 249
  17. 11 Discourse traditions, functional and cognitive linguistics 267
  18. 12 Discourse traditions and Construction Grammar 283
  19. 13 Discourse traditions, genres, and rhetoric 297
  20. 14 Discourse traditions, text linguistics, and translation studies 317
  21. 15 Discourse traditions and models of discourse segmentation 333
  22. Part III: Discourse traditions in the history of Romance: applications and case studies
  23. 16 Discourse traditions in the early Romance period (with a focus on Gallo-Romance varieties) 353
  24. 17 Discourse traditions in early Italo-Romance varieties 369
  25. 18 Discourse traditions in early Ibero-Romance varieties 385
  26. 19 Romance and Latin in medieval discourse traditions: the elaboration of vernacular writing between inscriptions and in-scripturation 397
  27. 20 Discourse traditions and translation: interference between Latin and Romance in the Early Modern Period (poetry, dialogue, doctrinal prose) 411
  28. 21 Discourse traditions in the history of French 435
  29. 22 Discourse traditions in the history of Italian 467
  30. 23 Discourse traditions in the history of European Spanish 489
  31. 24 Discourse traditions and the history of American Spanish: social settings, contacts, ideologies and challenges 527
  32. 25 Diachronic approaches to discourse traditions in Spanish America 539
  33. 26 Discourse traditions in the history of Brazilian Portuguese: a case study on forms of address 553
  34. 27 Discourse traditions in the history of Romanian 571
  35. 28 Discourse traditions in the history of Catalan: a case study on additive discourse markers 599
  36. 29 Discourse traditions in the history of Romansh 615
  37. 30 Discourse traditions in multilingual contexts: the Kingdom of Naples 633
  38. Part IV: Contacts with further approaches
  39. 31 Discourse traditions and corpus linguistics 647
  40. 32 Discourse traditions and computational linguistics 669
  41. 33 Discourse traditions and lexical innovation 691
  42. 34 Discourse traditions and formulaic language studies 705
  43. 35 Syntactic complexity in Standard Average European: language contact and discourse traditions in the domain of communicative distance 721
  44. 36 Discourse traditions and literary studies: the example of Ancient Greek and Latin literature(s) 739
  45. 37 Interdiscursivity in French theatre: crossing linguistic and literary perspectives 751
  46. 38 Discourse traditions, multimodality and media studies 767
  47. Appendix
  48. Discourse traditions: on their status in language theory and on their dynamics 783
  49. Contributors 821
  50. Index 823
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