Editing Iconicity (section)

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In functional-[[cognitive linguistics]], as well as in [[semiotics]], '''iconicity''' is the conceived [[wikt:similarity|similarity]] or [[analogy]] between the form of a [[Sign (semiotics)|sign]] (linguistic or otherwise) and its [[Meaning (linguistics)|meaning]], as opposed to [[arbitrariness]] (which is typically assumed in [[Structural linguistics|structuralist]], [[formalist linguistics|formalist]] and [[generative linguistics|generative]] approaches to linguistics). The principle of iconicity is also shared by the approach of [[linguistic typology]].<ref>Luraghi, S. (2010) Introduzione, in Crof & Cruise ''Linguistica cognitiva'', Italian edition, pp.19-20</ref><ref>[[William Croft (linguist)|Croft]] (1999) ''[https://www.degruyter.com/view/book/9783110803464/10.1515/9783110803464.61.xml Some Contributions of Typology to Cognitive Linguistics, and Vice Versa]'', in Janssen, Th and G. Redeker (1999) ''Cognitive Linguistics: Foundations, Scope and Methodology''.</ref>

Iconic principles:
*Quantity principle: conceptual complexity corresponds to formal complexity
*Proximity principle: conceptual distance tends to match with linguistic distance
*Sequential order principle: the sequential order of events described is mirrored in the speech chain