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The arbitrariness of the sign

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Dec2004 (Volume) 26
Medium (Periodical) E Magazine: the A-level English magazine.
Classif 820 EMA
Subject Language
Page 57-58
Authors Rosen, Michael
Contents

The author explains a key linguistic concept, the 'arbitrariness' of the sign, and one intriguing experiment that calls it into question.

Keywords
Communication     Language     Linguistics     Sounds