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| Other authors / contributors: | Hiraga, Masako, editor.
Herlofsky, William J., editor.
Shinohara, Kazuko, 1959- editor.
Akita, Kimi.
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| ISBN: | 9789027268839
9027268835
9789027243508
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Summary: | This paper reexamines the notion of diagrammatic iconicity in grammar, i.e. the isomorphism of relational structure across form and meaning. After a quick survey of the various definitions of diagrammatic iconicity, some illustrations are given from coordinating constructions. It is shown that grammatical (a)symmetry in the expression of complex events corresponds to conceptual (a)symmetry. Next, diagrammatic iconicity is examined from an evolutionary viewpoint. Based on two considerations, namely, (i) that diagrammatic iconicity in grammar presupposes the bifurcation of form and meaning, and.
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| Other form: | Print version: Iconicity. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2015] 9789027243508
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