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[Iconicity in Language and Literature 17] 2020
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Pathways of de-iconization

How borrowing, semantic evolution, and regular sound changes obscure iconicity

 | St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University | Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Published online: 13 May 2020
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Abstract
The present chapter addresses various issues of de-iconization of iconic (mainly onomatopoeic) words, in particular, in the course of their regular phonetic and semantic development. These processes are described with an emphasis on word’s etymology, examples being drawn from modern and ancient Germanic languages. The chapter proposes a classification of various form transformations that lead to de-iconization.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Methods and methodology
  • 3.Iconicity and diachronic research: a? brief overview
  • 4.De-iconization of meaning
    • 4.1Mechanisms of semantic evolution
    • 4.2Semantic de-iconization of onomatopoeic and sound symbolic words
    • 4.3Classification of semantic de-iconization patterns
    • 4.4De-iconization of lexical units of higher hierarchy
  • 5.Phonological de-iconization
    • 5.1Regular sound changes
    • 5.2Classification of form transformations leading to de-iconization
      • Pathway 1: Regular sound changes taking place in one language
      • Pathway 2: Adaptation of loanwords and regular sound changes
      • Pathway 3: Root re-combinations and regular sound changes
      • Pathway 4: Root re-combinations, adaptation of loanword, and regular sound changes
  • 6.Aftermaths of de-iconization
  • 7.Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Abbreviations
  • References
  • Dictionaries
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