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Symbolic linguistics is an approach within linguistic research that analyzes language as a system of symbolic structures in which linguistic units pair form and meaning rather than being treated as purely formal elements [1]. In this framework, linguistic knowledge is understood through conventional associations between symbolic units, including relationships between phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic structures [1]. Symbolic linguistics is distinguished from approaches that primarily model language through non-symbolic mechanisms by emphasizing the role of structured representations and meaning-form correspondences as central components of linguistic description [2].
cognitive linguistics
symbolic structure
form–meaning correspondence
linguistic representation
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- Langacker, Ronald W. 1987. Foundations of Cognitive Grammar, Volume 1: Theoretical Prerequisites. Stanford University Press. https://books.google.com/books/about/Foundations_of_Cognitive_Grammar.html?id=g4NCRFbZkZYC
- William Croft; D. Alan Cruse. Cognitive Linguistics; Cambridge University Press (CUP): Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2004. [CrossRef]
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