Systématiser les associations. Le concept hjelmslévien de paradigme et son héritage greimassien

Abstract

This paper aims to explore the notion of “paradigm” by following its development in the epistemology of linguistics and semiotics of the twentieth century through three landmarks: its first use within linguistics, by Ferdinand de Saussure, its redefinition by Louis Hjelmslev, and its reinterpretation in textual semiotics by Algirdas J. Greimas. The concept of “paradigm” represents, more than others, the very target of structuralist theorisation. Marking the transition between openness and closeness of linguistic categories, it crystallises the structuralist ambition to bring the dynamic variability and richness of semiotic phenomena back to a closed, or at least stable, inventory of functional ground elements.The author puts forward the following words : glossematics, semiotics, paradigm, function, category, semantics.

Keywords

• paradigm
• categories
• semantics
• content plan
• values