1.1
Formal constraints vs. cognitive and communicative functions
The language system is a semiotic system. As such, it is the result of the interplay of two essentially
independent forces (cf. Prandi 2004,
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1.
Formal constraints on structure: The constraints on a semiotic system and on the messages
constructed with it are of a heterogenous nature. Laws of logic and information theory
determine how signs may be selected and combined. Laws of physics determine the
composition and transmission of signs. These are complemented by other laws of nature in the
case of semiotic systems used by a particular species, e.g. homo sapiens.
2.
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