Woorde wat teken en be-teken – ikonisiteit in die poësie Heilna du Plooy Skool vir Tale Potchefstroomkampus Noordwes-Universiteit POTCHEFSTROOM E-pos: Heilna.duPlooy@nwu.ac.za Abstract Words as signs and signatures – iconicity in poetic texts In this article aspects of iconicity in language and in poetic texts are discussed. The recent renewed interest in the anti-arbitrary debate is…