ICONICITY IN ANCIENT LANGUAGES. A CASE STUDY OF KA-RA IN GREEK
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ABSTRACT: The study looks at the iconicity, phonemic and graphemic, of the historical marker KA-RA since Mycenaean Greek, following current research paradigms of psycholinguistics. Its syllables (KA, RA) are examined in relation to the shape of its referents, mapped into roundness overall. Concerning KA, the study shows that both the phoneme and grapheme refer to round and angular/linear real-world referents, an outcome that agrees with previous research. In addition, KA-RA is shown to be culturally constructed, manifested in i.e., art designs that have been preserved and expressed in a similar fashion across civilizations, especially in the worship of Mother Earth. RESUMO: A pesquisa analisa a iconicidade, fonêmica e grafêmica, do marcador histórico KA-RA desde o grego micênico,seguindo os paradigmas atuais da pesquisa psicolingüística. As sílabas (KA, RA)são examinadas em relação à forma dos seus referentes, mapeadas em objetos redondos. Em relação à KA, a pesquisa mostra que o fonema e grafema referem-se a objetos redondos e angulares/lineares, um resultado de acordo com pesquisas anteriores. Além disso, o KA-RA aparece como construído culturalmente, manifestado em desenhos de arte que foram preservados e expressos de formas semelhantes através das civilizações, especialmente no culto da Mãe Terra.Referências
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