By“arbitrariness”,we mean there is no logical connection between meanings and sounds(see I .1)A dog might be a pig if only the first person or group of persons had used it for a pig.Language is therefore largely arbitrary.But language is not abso...
Snoring was named the most annoying noise in the poll of 2,000 people, followed by loud chewing, a dog barking, fingers down a chalkboard and loud slurping from a tea or co...
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