Table of contents

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents vii
3. Acknowledgements xiii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Language and reality in early Greek thought: Tracing back the roots of iconicity in language 7
6. 2. "L'arbitraire du signe": A Saussurian dogma? 31
7. 3. Iconicity: A semiotic approach 47
8. 4. Jakobson's quest for the essence of language: A prelude to a theory of linguistic iconicity 83
9. 5. Iconicity in language: General classification and specific principles 91
10. 6. Cognitive foundations for iconicity in language 173
11. 7. Double negation: An iconic account 223
12. Conclusions 251
13. References 257
14. Author index 275
15. Language index 279
16. Subject index 281