Arbitrariness

Arbitrariness

An essential notion in structural linguistics which denies any necessary relationship between linguistic signs and their referents, e.g. objects in the outside world.

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arbitrary

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Fixed or done capriciously.

arbitrariness

Language; Terminology

An essential notion in structural linguistics which denies any necessary relationship between linguistic signs and their referents, e.g. objects in the outside world.

arbitrariness

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Derived from opinion, random choice, or chance. When people speak of an arbitrary decision they usually mean an unfair one, one that is not based on logic, standard rules, or ...

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suddenly tell someone a piece of news that upsets and suprises them very much

netlangs

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netlangs language resource center, or (pl. noun) internet languages, languages used online or in IT generally, distance learning: learning languages on the net.

netlanguages

Language; Terminology

languages used online, coding languages used in IT

net langs

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same as (proper noun) = netlangs (language resource center), or (pl. noun) internet languages, languages used online or in IT generally, distance learning: learning languages on ...

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The standard native language of a country.

The Language Race

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