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If language is arbitrary, how can it be logical ? Need answers to all 9 questions please, thank you ! https://www.chegg.com/homework-help/questions-and-answers/discuss-language-arbitrary-language-arbitrary-logical-define-language-ambiguous-explain-wh-q10442511
1)language is arbitrary in the sense that the words and sounds are different in meaning ,and the development of sound started with arbitrary meanings associated with sounds like weh,much.CELEX database is selected to analyse the different sounds and alphabets in the development of language and sentences.Various cluster statistical Euclidean distance approach is used for analysis of words and sounds.The word length,sounds aand frequency with occurence of words was analysed with the help of CELEX softwares.Wordnet further analyses the softwares based on the recurrent frequency of words,taking into care the non-repetition of words and the hierarchial classification of words,the behavioral similarity of words and semantic similarity and disimilarity was analysed with pronunciation of words and their usage in sentences.The use of all of these softwares removes the absurdity, ambiguity in the usage of words with further analysis of the usage in composition,poems,sentences and literatures by Mantel testing and analysis.
2)There are many forms of ambiguity in languages like---lexical ambiguity for example the word duck is a verb and a noun,syntactic ambiguity-- it involves the usage of words which are the same in different sentences but lack sense,pragmatic ambiguity--it is involved in speech sentences when the practical sense and the meaning of the pronoun used is altered and is without sense.
3)Linear model of communication involves the idea of communication of some message, transfer of message, and interpretation of message by a decoder involving the interpretation of meanings of words in sentences.Transactional model involves the transmission of messages where the communicating persons are present and can visualize each other during conversation example--communication between children and parents in family.This model is better for understanding and visualization of various situations.
4)Narrative paradigm--It is a model of language communication which identifies the writing of language on the basis of storytelling and the impact and importance of the characters and their meaning in defining the story in literature.
5)narrative coherence--It is the usefulness as well the sense in the depiction of storytelling sentences in a narrative.The words and meanings defining the structure, meaning and importance of persons should not be vague and should be clear.
narrative fidelity--It depicts the importance of persons and their credilibity in scriptures mentioning their significance with proper usage of words in sentences.