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iconicity|aɪkəˈnɪsɪtɪ|
[f. iconic a. + -ity.]
The quality or fact of being iconic (in various senses).
1946C. Morris Signs, Lang. & Behavior 191 Spoken language contains some sounds which are clearly iconic (‘onomatopoeic’); the extent of its iconicity is a difficult matter to determine. 1971Language XLVII. 425 In some cases, there is iconicity between language and a non-human communication system. 1972Sci. Amer. Sept. 91/2 The only element of genuine representation (also called iconicity) in such a case is the actual shape of the geographical features, although even these are normalized according to given rules of transformation to allow a part of the globe to be shown on a flat map. |