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Publication details [#20353]
Hopper, Paul J. and Sandra A. Thompson. 1985. The iconicity of the universal categories `noun' and `verbs'. In Givón, Talmy. Iconicity, isomorphism and non-arbitrary coding in syntax. In : 187–219. : 151–183. 
Annotation
An attempt to argue for the principle of iconicity of lexical categories, which says that the more a form refers to a discrete discourse entity or reports a discrete discourse event, the more distinct will be its linguistic form from neighboring forms, both paradigmatically and syntagmatically.