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Compound Signs
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Abraham Solomonick
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April 29, 2014
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Signs in sign-systems are not fixed and unalterable; they constantly change both in form and in meaning. Still, the degree of change in the signs and the innovations they engender depend on many circumstances. One type of change in signs is the process I call sign-merging. This process produces composite signs, which I call compounds. This article defines what sign-merging is, how it occurs, and in what ways it differs from other changes in signs. Beyond this, it discusses the peculiarities of compounds and how they differ from other types of signs.
Published Online: 2014-4-29
Published in Print: 2012-9-1
© 2014 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin/Boston
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