关于语言符号的任意性和非任意性

On Arbitrariness and Non-arbitrariness of the Linguistic Sign

在语言符号任意性和非任意性的研究中,存在着两个需要商榷的问题:(1)语言的任意性和非任意性到底指什么;(2)任意性和非任意性的关系如何。二者并非水火不容、非此即彼,而是互补共存、相辅相成,在语言的多个层面上共同成为语言组织中的两大功能性原则。

In the studies of arbitrariness and non-arbitrariness of the linguistic sign, two major problems remain to be clarified ：（ 1 ） What does it mean by arbitrariness and non-arbitrariness in linguistics？ The answer to the question will be a prerequisite for discussing all of the relevant issues. As a polysemous notion, arbitrariness is characterized by multiple components and various manifestations. Non-arbitrariness includes iconicity and motivation, and it is in opposition to, and mutually explanatory with arbitrariness. （2）What is the relationship between arbitrariness and non-arbitrariness？ They are not diametrically opposed to each other, but dialectically interdependent since both of them are the functional principle of language organization.