arbitrariness vs iconicity

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1、Hello,Everyone!introductionArbitrarinessvsiconicityPlatovsAristotleI.QuestionfordiscussionDoyouthinkonomatopoeiaindicatesanon-arbitraryrelationshipbetweenaformandmeaning?ⅡMyopinionBoththeoriescanexistinthesameunity,itjustdependsonthepointofviewthatyou

2、take.TheyarecomplementarytoeachotherIII.DefinitionofarbitrarinessArbitrarinessmeanstheabsenceofanyphysicalcorrespondencebetweenlinguisticsignalsandtheentitiestowhichtheyrefer.AbsolutearbitrarinessprincipleRelativearbitrarinessprincipleDefinitionoficon

3、icityItreferstoanaturalresemblanceoranalogybetweentheformofasignandtheobjectorconceptitreferstointheworldorratherinourperceptionoftheworld.PhonologicallevelMorphologicallevelSyntacticlevelPierce’sModelofSign2.标记符（indexes）：与指称对象之间呈某种因果的或时空的连接关系或标记关系，如路

4、标、箭头、指针等。语言中的专有名词、指示代词等也属此类。3.代码符（symbols）：与指称对象之间的关系完全是约定俗成的，它通过某种法规指称其对象。这种法规通常是一般观念的联想，致使该抽象符号被解释为指称那个对象。自然语言与指称对象之间不存在什么内在的联系，属于代码符。Itmustnotbetakentoimplythatasignaldependsonthefreechoiceofthespeaker.Thetermimpliessimplythatthesignalisunmotivated

5、:thatistosayarbitraryinrelationtoitssignification,withwhichithasnonaturalconnectioninreality.(ibid.:68-69)解释项代表项对象1.象似符（icons）：通过写实或模仿来表真其对象，如照片，地图、线路图。语言中的拟声词、象形文字也属此类。ArbitrarinessVs.Iconicity:ADialecticalViewTheyarenotcompletelycontradictoryThesign

6、discussedbyiconicitysupportersisnotthesameofarbitrarinesssupportersWhatismeantbySaussureislinguisticsignIconicitysupporters’signhasthepropertyof“meta-sign”ArbitrarinessVs.Iconicity:ADialecticalViewDifferentphilosophicalbackgroundArbitrariness:objectiv

7、ityandrationalityiconicity：embodiedphilosophyArbitrarinessVs.Iconicity:ADialecticalViewoftheNatureofLanguage在任何一种语言中，任意性和象似性是相辅相成的，是以互补的方式存在的。（ibid.)Thanksforattention