任意性与象似性语言观的辩证互补关系

The Dialectical Complementary Relationship between Linguistic Views of Arbitrariness and Iconicity

自形式主义语言学与认知功能语言学问世以来,语言学界关于任意性与象似性语言观的争论从未停止。任意性和象似性均从属于心理范畴,双方争论的焦点在于语言系统中的要素是否具有理据性。在语言符号层面,符号的生成主要取决于任意性,在言语活动层面,象似性是语言系统的内在动因,支持着语言的规律性。

Since the theories of structuralism and cognitive linguistics were published, the dispute of arbitrari-ness and iconicity in the area of linguistics have never stopped. Arbitrariness and iconicity all belong to men-tal categories, and the bone of contention of both sides is whether the elements of language can be explained. The generation of sign mainly resulted in arbitrariness in language sign level of linguistics. Iconicity is the in-herent cause for language system, which supports regularity of language.