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'''Minimal sign''' is a term which is introduced into linguistic theory in [[De Saussure]]'s ''Cours de linguistique générale''. A minimal [[sign]] is the minimal [[meaningful unit]] of a language where the relation between (phonetic) [[form]] and [[meaning]] is purely [[arbitrary]].
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==Definition==
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Minimal sign is a term which is introduced into linguistic theory in [[De Saussure]]'s ''Cours de linguistique générale''. A minimal [[sign]] is the minimal [[meaningful unit]] of a language where the relation between (phonetic) [[form]] and [[meaning]] is purely [[arbitrary]].
  
=== Links ===
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== Links ==
 
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*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Minimal+sign&lemmacode=545 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Minimal+sign&lemmacode=545 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 
 
 
=== References ===
 
  
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== References ==
 
* Aronoff, M. 1976. ''Word Formation in Generative Grammar,'' MIT-press, Cambridge, Mass.
 
* Aronoff, M. 1976. ''Word Formation in Generative Grammar,'' MIT-press, Cambridge, Mass.
 
* [[Saussure, Ferdinand de]] 1931. ''Cours de Linguistique Général,''
 
* [[Saussure, Ferdinand de]] 1931. ''Cours de Linguistique Général,''
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 21 September 2014

Definition

Minimal sign is a term which is introduced into linguistic theory in De Saussure's Cours de linguistique générale. A minimal sign is the minimal meaningful unit of a language where the relation between (phonetic) form and meaning is purely arbitrary.

Links

References

  • Aronoff, M. 1976. Word Formation in Generative Grammar, MIT-press, Cambridge, Mass.
  • Saussure, Ferdinand de 1931. Cours de Linguistique Général,