Naturalness and Iconicity in Language: 7 (Iconicity in Language & Literature) - Hardcover

 
9789027243430: Naturalness and Iconicity in Language: 7 (Iconicity in Language & Literature)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9027243433 ISBN 13: 9789027243430
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2008

Synopsis

Iconicity and naturalness remain controversial concepts in recent linguistic research. The present volume aims to scrutinize unresolved issues of iconicity and naturalness in language. The studies discuss topics such as naturalism in the philosophy of language and the epistemology of linguistics, linguistic iconicity in semiotics, iconic structures in Sign Languages, natural and unnatural sound patterns, the iconic nature of parts of speech, the relation between (un)markedness and naturalness, and lexical and syntactic iconicity. The research conducted is based on sound (meta)theoretical analyses and/or original empirical research. The data and innovative views presented are bound to spark discussion in an age-old debate that has lost nothing of its significance.

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Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9027243433
ISBN 13 
9789027243430
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
259
Editor
Willems Klaas, De Cuypere Ludovic