2006•Journal of Chongqing Three-gorges UniversityRequires access
On the Dialectic Relationship Between the Arbitrariness and Iconicity of Linguistic Signs
Bin Huang
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Abstract
Through an analysis of the relationship between arbitrariness and iconicity of linguistic signs approached from the theory of self-organization and prototype theory, this paper advocates that their relationship is dialectic. The theory of iconicity and that of arbitrariness can exist within the same unity, which, seeming opposing, are complementary to each other. The realization of the dialectic relationship between the arbitrariness and iconicity of linguistic signs is of great pragmatic significance in ELT, which can make English language teaching and learning much more meaningful.