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According to Ferdinand de Saussure, the 'linguistic sign' is characterized by which of the following principles?
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- 1The linguistic sign is arbitrary, meaning there is no natural or logical connection between the sound-image and the concept it represents.✓
- 2Meaning is generated through the positive identity of individual signs rather than through the system of differences within the language.
- 3Language is a nomenclature—a list of terms corresponding to a list of pre-existing things in the physical world.
- 4The bond between the signified and the signifier is natural and motivated by the intrinsic qualities of the object represented.
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The linguistic sign is arbitrary, meaning there is no natural or logical connection between the sound-image and the concept it represents.
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