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Klappentext The goal of this study is to challenge the monopoly of arbitrariness! which has possibly affected many models of linguistic description and analysis. Zusammenfassung The goal of John Haiman's study is to challenge the monopoly of arbitrariness! which he believes has affected in significant ways many models of linguistic description and analysis! notably those proposed by Saussure and more recently by Chomsky and his associates. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Iconicity in Language: 1. Isomorphism; 2. Motivation; Part II. Economy and the Erosion of Iconicity: 3. Economic motivation; 4. Iconicity vs. economy: the case of clause incorporation; 5. The case of lexical elaboration; 6. Limitations of the medium: competing motivations; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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• Autori: Haiman, John Haiman, Haiman John
• Editore: External catalogues UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.05.2009
• EAN: 9780521319812
• ISBN: 978-0-521-31981-2
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Linguisti
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata