Design features of language (3)What are the design features of language? a.arbitrariness:signifier signified Two schools about the relationship between the signifier (sound image)and the signified (concept/referent): The naturalists:(Plato) There exists an intrinsic correspondence (a natural connection)between the sound image and the concept/referent.Design features of language (3) What are the design features of language? a. arbitrariness: signifier & signified Two schools about the relationship between the signifier (sound image) and the signified (concept/referent): The naturalists: (Plato) There exists an intrinsic correspondence (a natural connection) between the sound image and the concept/referent