This work argues that onomatopoeia and interjections are arbitrarily connected to their underlying meanings.
This work argues that onomatopoeia and interjections are arbitrarily connected to their underlying meanings. This work uses the example of the French word pas to argue that only synchronic relations between words are relevant, and not diachronic relations. This work distinguishes a set of interpersonal rules of language as a system and a manifestation of the system of speech and writing with the terms langue and (*) parole. It's not Of Grammatology, but this work explains that an idea cannot be understood without a signifier, which cannot be understood without the signified idea, and that the bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary. This work argues that language is a structured system of arbitrary signs. For 10 points, name this posthumously published book, based on notes taken from lectures by Ferdinand de Saussure.
This work argues that onomatopoeia and interjections are arbitrarily connected to their underlying meanings.
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