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| Isomorphism: A. In mathematics, an isomorphism is a one-to-one correspondence between two mathematical structures of the same type that preserves all of the relationships between the elements of the structures. See also Structures.
B. Isomorphism in linguistics is the one-to-one correspondence between form and meaning. It can exist between different levels of a language, such as the phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic levels. See also Phonemes, Morphemes, Syntax, Semantics.
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John Lyons on Isomorphism - Dictionary of Arguments
I 61 Def Isomorphism/Language/Lyons: two systems are isomorphic if they have the same number of expressions and if they have the same relationships among them. >Systems, >Expressions, >Structures, >Relations, >Grammar, >Syntax._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Ly II John Lyons Semantics Cambridge, MA 1977 Lyons I John Lyons Introduction to Theoretical Lingustics, Cambridge/MA 1968 German Edition: Einführung in die moderne Linguistik München 1995 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19