【摘要】 语言的象似性与任意性之争已存在多年。目前国外的绝大多数语言学著作依然以索绪尔的《普通语言学教程》为蓝本坚持语言的任意性支配说,对语言的象似性与任意性之争并不作考虑。而汉语是当今世界上使用人数最多的语言,其象似性属性在字词层面表现十分突出,因此,有必要将汉语的象似性作为独立的研究对象提出来进行讨论。更多还原

【Abstract】 The controversy between iconicity and arbitrariness of language has existed for many years Currently, most of the linguistic publications abroad still insist on Saussure’s ideas in his Course in General Linguistics, neglecting the controversy above. However, Chinese is the most widely used language all over the world. Iconicity is a distinct feature at the word level and should be studied separately.更多还原