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'''Iconicity''' is a property of [[sign]]s or systems of signs. A sign is said to be iconic if there is a direct association between its meaning and its form. In linguistics, the term 'iconicity' contrasts with [[arbitrariness]]. Iconic signs are called [[icon]]s, non-iconic (arbitrary) ones [[symbol]]s.
 
'''Iconicity''' is a property of [[sign]]s or systems of signs. A sign is said to be iconic if there is a direct association between its meaning and its form. In linguistics, the term 'iconicity' contrasts with [[arbitrariness]]. Iconic signs are called [[icon]]s, non-iconic (arbitrary) ones [[symbol]]s.
  
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Latest revision as of 20:50, 3 July 2014

Iconicity is a property of signs or systems of signs. A sign is said to be iconic if there is a direct association between its meaning and its form. In linguistics, the term 'iconicity' contrasts with arbitrariness. Iconic signs are called icons, non-iconic (arbitrary) ones symbols.

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