Overview

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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Author:   Klaas Willems (Ghent University) ,  Ludovic De Cuypere (Ghent University)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   7
Weight:   0.615kg
ISBN:  

9789027243430

ISBN 10:   9027243433
Pages:   249
Publication Date:   10 December 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Contributors; 2. Editors; 3. Introduction: Naturalness and iconicity in language (by De Cuypere, Ludovic); 4. Philosophical naturalism and linguistic epistemology (by Formigari, Lia); 5. Prolegomena to a general theory of iconicity considerations on language, gesture, and pictures (by Sonesson, Goran); 6. Semiotic foundations of natural linguistics and diagrammatic iconicity (by Noth, Winfried); 7. Naturalness and markedness (by Andersen, Henning); 8. Natural and unnatural sound patterns: A pocket field guide (by Blevins, Juliette); 9. The iconic function of full inversion in English (by Prado-Alonso, Jose Carlos); 10. What is iconic about polysemy? A contribution to research on diagrammatic Transparency (by Marzo, Daniela); 11. Iconicity in sign languages (by Demey, Eline); 12. Arbitrary structure, cognitive grammar, and the partes orationis. A study in Polish paradigms (by Glynn, Dylan); 13. Name index; 14. Subject index

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