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Introduction : naturalness and iconicity in language

Ludovic De Cuypere (UGent) and Klaas Willems (UGent)
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This article is the introduction to the 7th volume of the Iconicity in Language and Literature Series (John Benjamins). First a brief historical outline of the concepts of naturalness and iconicity in linguistic theory is given. Both concepts are then separately dealt with in two sections, in which each concept is elaborated and an overview of seminal readings on naturalness and iconicity is presented. A thorough discussion is also provided of some unresolved issues in the iconicity and naturalness debates. The article rounds off with a summary of the papers collected in the volume.
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Iconicity, Naturalness, Markedness, epistemology, Naturalness Theory, Markedness Theory, Language Theory

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De Cuypere, Ludovic, and Klaas Willems. “Introduction : Naturalness and Iconicity in Language.” Naturalness and Iconicity in Language, edited by Klaas Willems and Ludovic De Cuypere, vol. 7, John Benjamins, 2008, pp. 1–23, doi:10.1075/ill.7.03de.
APA
De Cuypere, L., & Willems, K. (2008). Introduction : naturalness and iconicity in language. In K. Willems & L. De Cuypere (Eds.), Naturalness and iconicity in language (Vol. 7, pp. 1–23). https://doi.org/10.1075/ill.7.03de
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De Cuypere, Ludovic, and Klaas Willems. 2008. “Introduction : Naturalness and Iconicity in Language.” In Naturalness and Iconicity in Language, edited by Klaas Willems and Ludovic De Cuypere, 7:1–23. John Benjamins. https://doi.org/10.1075/ill.7.03de.
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De Cuypere, Ludovic, and Klaas Willems. 2008. “Introduction : Naturalness and Iconicity in Language.” In Naturalness and Iconicity in Language, ed by. Klaas Willems and Ludovic De Cuypere, 7:1–23. John Benjamins. doi:10.1075/ill.7.03de.
Vancouver
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De Cuypere L, Willems K. Introduction : naturalness and iconicity in language. In: Willems K, De Cuypere L, editors. Naturalness and iconicity in language. John Benjamins; 2008. p. 1–23.
IEEE
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L. De Cuypere and K. Willems, “Introduction : naturalness and iconicity in language,” in Naturalness and iconicity in language, vol. 7, K. Willems and L. De Cuypere, Eds. John Benjamins, 2008, pp. 1–23.
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  abstract     = {{This article is the introduction to the 7th volume of the Iconicity in Language and Literature Series (John Benjamins). First a brief historical outline of the concepts of naturalness and iconicity in linguistic theory is given. Both concepts are then separately dealt with in two sections, in which each concept is elaborated and an overview of seminal readings on naturalness and iconicity is presented. A thorough discussion is also provided of some unresolved issues in the iconicity and naturalness debates. The article rounds off with a summary of the papers collected in the volume.}},
  author       = {{De Cuypere, Ludovic and Willems, Klaas}},
  booktitle    = {{Naturalness and iconicity in language}},
  editor       = {{Willems, Klaas and De Cuypere, Ludovic}},
  isbn         = {{9789027243430}},
  keywords     = {{Iconicity,Naturalness,Markedness,epistemology,Naturalness Theory,Markedness Theory,Language Theory}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{1--23}},
  publisher    = {{John Benjamins}},
  series       = {{Iconicity in Language and Literature}},
  title        = {{Introduction : naturalness and iconicity in language}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1075/ill.7.03de}},
  volume       = {{7}},
  year         = {{2008}},
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