Publication: Notions of arbitrariness
Notions of arbitrariness
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Gasparri, L., Filippi, P., Wild, M., & Glock, H. J. (2023). Notions of arbitrariness. Mind & Language, 38(4), 1120–1137. https://doi.org/10.1111/mila.12443
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Arbitrariness is a distinctive feature of human language, and a growing body of comparative work is investigating its presence in animal communication. But what is arbitrariness, exactly? We propose to distinguish four notions of semiotic arbitrariness: a notion of opaque association between sign forms and semiotic functions, one of sign-function mapping optionality, one of acquisition-dependent sign-function coupling, and one of lack of motivatedness. We characterize these notions, illustrate the benefits of keeping them apart, and d
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- Gasparri, Luca
- Filippi, Piera
- Wild, Markus
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Gasparri, L., Filippi, P., Wild, M., & Glock, H. J. (2023). Notions of arbitrariness. Mind & Language, 38(4), 1120–1137. https://doi.org/10.1111/mila.12443
