Poststructuralist models for polysemic signs – The example of ‘love’

CUSIMANO, Christophe Gérard L. and Joachim DUPUIS. Poststructuralist models for polysemic signs – The example of ‘love’. Journal of Literary and Linguistic Studies. Koszalin Univ. of Technology, Poland: Koszalin Univ. of Technology, Poland, 2011, Neuveden, č. 3, p. 169-185. ISSN 1899-9964.

Basic information

• Original name: Poststructuralist models for polysemic signs – The example of ‘love’
• Authors: CUSIMANO, Christophe Gérard L. (250 France, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Joachim DUPUIS (250 France).
• Edition: Journal of Literary and Linguistic Studies, Koszalin Univ. of Technology, Poland, Koszalin Univ. of Technology, Poland, 2011, 1899-9964.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 60200 6.2 Languages and Literature
• Country of publisher: Poland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14210/11:00051483
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• Keywords in English: post-structuralism; model; virtual; actual; achievment; love; linguistics; philosophy
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

In the present paper, the main intention is to apply new models to polysemic empirical objects, particularly ‘amour’ in French: indeed, we plan to explore, in a novel way, the problem of the plurality of meanings that a word can express. To this purpose, we rely on previous works, particularly on our main publication concerning the topic, “Polysemy: General Semantics Essay,” for which a section is devoted here to recall its main insights. This is followed by a lengthy consideration of the status of models in post-structuralism, which serves as a preparation for the last section, where we try to adapt one of these models to linguistic facts.