French linguist. The Prague School of linguistics was one of Martinet's main influences, and he is known for pioneering a functionalist approach to syntax. He put forward the idea of the "double articulation" of language.

Arbitraire linguistique et double articulation

1957

André Martinet

Cahiers Ferdinand de Saussure 15

La double articulation linguistique

1949

André Martinet

Travaux du Cercle Linguistique de Copenhague 5