Paradigms and Syntagms

Hello! This is a short description of Paradigmatic and Syntagmatic analysys, based on short associations

Paradigmatis analysys:

- vertical

- metaphor

- selective / associative

- bipolar oppositions

- meaning by context (media, genre)

- based on dissimilarity

Syntagmatic analysys:

- horizontal

- metonymy

- combinative

- composed on paradigms (paradigm: a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model)

- narrative

-based on similarity

sources: 

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/aSGuest122943-1291064-paradigmatic-and-syntagmatic-analysis/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradigm