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APA style

Arbitrariness of the sign. (2009, May 30). Glottopedia, . Retrieved 16:07, December 5, 2025 from http://glottopedia.org/index.php?title=Arbitrariness_of_the_sign&oldid=9484.

MLA style

"Arbitrariness of the sign." Glottopedia, . 30 May 2009, 16:05 UTC. 5 Dec 2025, 16:07 <http://glottopedia.org/index.php?title=Arbitrariness_of_the_sign&oldid=9484>.

MHRA style

Glottopedia contributors, 'Arbitrariness of the sign', Glottopedia, , 30 May 2009, 16:05 UTC, <http://glottopedia.org/index.php?title=Arbitrariness_of_the_sign&oldid=9484> [accessed 5 December 2025]

Chicago style

Glottopedia contributors, "Arbitrariness of the sign," Glottopedia, , http://glottopedia.org/index.php?title=Arbitrariness_of_the_sign&oldid=9484 (accessed December 5, 2025).

CBE/CSE style

Glottopedia contributors. Arbitrariness of the sign [Internet]. Glottopedia, ; 2009 May 30, 16:05 UTC [cited 2025 Dec 5]. Available from: http://glottopedia.org/index.php?title=Arbitrariness_of_the_sign&oldid=9484.

Bluebook style

Arbitrariness of the sign, http://glottopedia.org/index.php?title=Arbitrariness_of_the_sign&oldid=9484 (last visited December 5, 2025).

BibTeX entry

 @misc{ wiki:xxx,
   author = "Glottopedia",
   title = "Arbitrariness of the sign --- Glottopedia{,} ",
   year = "2009",
   url = "http://glottopedia.org/index.php?title=Arbitrariness_of_the_sign&oldid=9484",
   note = "[Online; accessed 5-December-2025]"
 }

When using the LaTeX package url (\usepackage{url} somewhere in the preamble) which tends to give much more nicely formatted web addresses, the following may be preferred:

 @misc{ wiki:xxx,
   author = "Glottopedia",
   title = "Arbitrariness of the sign --- Glottopedia{,} ",
   year = "2009",
   url = "\url{http://glottopedia.org/index.php?title=Arbitrariness_of_the_sign&oldid=9484}",
   note = "[Online; accessed 5-December-2025]"
 }