“…A similar explanation and rebuttal of the arbitrariness theory is given by Pos (1939:358-359) in a little-noticed article, which is not even included in Engler's (1962) and Koerner's (1972) bibliographies. From the existence of many languages, an objective observer may arrive at the theory of the arbitrary sign.…”
Section: Arbitrariness As a Results Of Idealizationmentioning
confidence: 67%
“…Many forms of motivation or iconicity (resemblance between language phenomena and the world) have been documented, although in general not by the authors mentioned in the bibliographies compiled by Engler (1962) and Koerner (1972). An overview of some work in this area can be found in Friedrich (1979:27-38).…”
“…A similar explanation and rebuttal of the arbitrariness theory is given by Pos (1939:358-359) in a little-noticed article, which is not even included in Engler's (1962) and Koerner's (1972) bibliographies. From the existence of many languages, an objective observer may arrive at the theory of the arbitrary sign.…”
Section: Arbitrariness As a Results Of Idealizationmentioning
confidence: 67%
“…Many forms of motivation or iconicity (resemblance between language phenomena and the world) have been documented, although in general not by the authors mentioned in the bibliographies compiled by Engler (1962) and Koerner (1972). An overview of some work in this area can be found in Friedrich (1979:27-38).…”
“…19. Many ideas expressed in this 1972 paper can also be found in Koerner (1973). Notes 8, 11 and 27 still refer, in the 1978 reprint, to this work as '[our] forthcoming study'.…”
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