A PHONOSEMANTIC REINTERPRETATION OF STRUCTURALIST AND GENERATIVE LINGUISTICS
Abstract
Abstract: This paper offers a bold reconsideration of linguistic origins through the framework of Odam Tili (OT) theory, which posits that every phoneme carries intrinsic meaning derived from sensory and environmental interactions. Focusing on the /y/ sound as a representation of flowing water, this study demonstrates how phonetic elements are not arbitrary but deeply connected to human experience. In challenging Ferdinand de Saussure’s principle of the arbitrary sign [3] and Noam Chomsky’s universal grammar [1, 2], OT presents an alternative model where language emerges from embodied, system-based semantic foundations rather than abstract structures.
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