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Iconicity

In functional-cognitive linguistics, as well as in semiotics, iconicity is the conceived similarity or analogy between the form of a sign (linguistic or otherwise) and its meaning, as opposed to arbitrariness (which is typically assumed in structuralist, formalist and generative approaches to linguistics). The principle of iconicity is also shared by the…

Endophoric and exophoric, Quantity principle & The evolution of language

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Endophoric and exophoric

Winfried NöthSignifierIntertextualMorphemeAllusions
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Quantity principle

ReduplicationEdward SapirAmharicNaturalCognitive
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The evolution of language

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Calls and gestures

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Quantity principle

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Sign languages

Poetry

Language acquisition

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Iconicity

Nodes76
Edges75
Triples153
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026316
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Iconicity

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related to Bibliography · 75
Iconicity → Acting, America, An Iconic Visual Language, Arbitrariness, B978-0-08-051574-8, Bross, Bruce, Buxton, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Cognitive, Cognitive Linguistics, Computer Interaction, Conceptual, Croft, Davis, East European Journal, Economic Motivation, Edith, Frishberg
related to Poetry · 14
Iconicity → Another, Both Herbert’s, Crown, Cummings, Donne’s, George Herbert, God, In, John Donne's, La Corona, One, Sometimes, The, Wreath
related to Calls and gestures · 13
Iconicity → Another, Bee, Burling, Chimpanzees, Despite, Hayes, Iconic, Kanzi, Nissen, Noises, Savage-Rumbaugh, Though, Viki
related to Sign languages · 13
Iconicity → ASL, Current, Further, GOOD, In, In American Sign, More, Some, The, The ASL, These, VERY-GOOD, When
related to Quantity principle · 11
Iconicity → Amharic, Edward Sapir, For, Haspelmath, Iconic, It, Key, Moravcsik, The, This, Whether
related to Endophoric and exophoric · 7
Iconicity → An, By, Insofar, Intertextual, Nöth, Textual, Winfried Nöth
related to Language acquisition · 7
Iconicity → Because, Egyptian, For, Horizontal-Iconicity, It, The, There
related to The evolution of language · 7
Iconicity → Animal, Bickerton, Derek Bickerton, Iconic, The, This, Using
is a · 3
Iconicity → conceived similarity or analogy between the form of a sign, part of language is an open debate in linguistics, phenomenon of opposition of meaning and spelling

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language sign iconic languages also doi example signs one another word linguistic arbitrariness human symbolic role 10 form natural meaning

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Iconicityis aconceived similarity or analogy between the form of a sign0.90text
Iconicityis apart of language is an open debate in linguistics0.90text
Iconicityis aphenomenon of opposition of meaning and spelling0.90text
/ɒ/instance ofthe more likely its name has open vowels0.80text
/eɪ/instance ofthe more likely its name has open vowels0.80text
and /æinstance ofthe more likely its name has open vowels0.80text
Iconicityrelated to BibliographyBross0.60section
Iconicityrelated to BibliographyWhat0.60section
Iconicityrelated to BibliographySign Language0.60section
Iconicityrelated to BibliographyLinguistics0.60section
Iconicityrelated to BibliographyCroft0.60section
Iconicityrelated to BibliographyThe Mnemonic Use0.60section

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