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The document discusses the arbitrary versus iconic nature of language. It notes that while one view is that the relationship between words and their meanings is arbitrary, there is evidence that some degree of iconicity exists in both spoken and signed languages. Iconicity can take two forms - absolute iconicity where the language imitates the referent, like onomatopoeia, or relative iconicity where similar sounds relate to similar meanings through statistical patterns rather than direct imitation. Overall,

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siti munirah binti sahrir

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