In functional-
cognitive linguistics, as well as in
semiotics, iconicity is the conceived
similarity or
analogy between a form of a
sign (linguistic or otherwise) and its
meaning, as opposed to arbitrariness.Iconic principles:Quantity principle: formal complexity corresponds to conceptual complexityProximity principle: conceptual distance tends to match with linguistic distanceSequential order principle: the sequential order of events described is mirrored in the speech chainIconic coding principles are
natural tendencies in language and are also part of our
cognitive and
biological make-up.
Onomatopoeia may be seen as a kind of iconicity, though even onomatopoeic sounds have a large degree of arbitrariness.
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