摘要
自20世纪70年代以来,语言符号的任意性问题引起不少争论,索绪尔的任意性观点受到众多学者的质疑,象似性(其理论基础为皮尔斯的符号理论)成为研究热点.但是通过对索绪尔的任意性观点和皮尔斯的象似性观点进行解读,我们发现目前任意说和象似说各自的支持者们对于一些核心概念(包括任意性、象似性和理据)的理解并不一致,因此目前功能主义(包括认知语言学)的语言学家关于语言的象似性的观点和索绪尔的任意性观点并不矛盾.
Since the 1970s the arbitrariness of linguistic signs has been a source of controversy in linguistics. De Saussure＇s theory of arbitrariness has been increasingly questioned by functionalists and iconicity has been drawing more and more attention. This paper, based on an examination of de Saussure＇s theory of arbitrariness and Peirce＇s theory of icons, demonstrates that supporters of these two theories have not reached a consensus on understanding of some key terms including arbitrariness, iconicity and motivation. Therefore, the principles of iconicity as p do not contradict De Saussure＇s theory of arbitrariness.
出处
《山东外语教学》
2005年第5期16-21,共6页
Shandong Foreign Language Teaching
关键词
符号
任意性
象似性
理据
sign
arbitrariness
iconicity
motivation
