Whereas a Symbol Is an Arbitrary Collection of Sounds, a Sign

question 8

Multiple Choice

Whereas a symbol is an arbitrary collection of sounds, a sign

• A) often has a visual relationship to the thing it represents.
• B) is an arbitrary collection of letters.
• C) requires you to apply your experience and feelings to decide what it means.
• D) can express supraordinate, basic, and subordinate terms.
• E) relies much more on connotation than denotation.

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