Natural syntax : iconicity and erosion

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Part I. Iconicity in Language: 1. Isomorphism 2. Motivation Part II. Economy and the Erosion of Iconicity: 3. Economic motivation 4. Iconicity vs. economy: the case of clause incorporation 5. The case of lexical elaboration 6. Limitations of the medium: competing motivations Conclusion Bibliography Index.

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Language, Metaphor, and Cognition linguistics and terminology studies

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