Abstract
The paper discusses grammatical construction of speech as a
self-contained mechanism independent of meaning and semantics. The
thesis about its autonomy is argued by the identification of a hidden
non-semantic component connected to the word meanings in speech. This
component is composed of bits of non-semantic information which form
quantitative and elective (carrying directed substitution) relations.
The structures thus formed determine the classes of words in the
sentence and at the same time the way they are syntactically connected.
The paper briefly touches on such issues as the relationship between
sign and meaning in verbal communication, the difference between meaning
and linguistic information.