Thanks, dave, most interesting, but if you ask me, this guy (Sausseurre) leaves out the most important part of the picture:
> It is important to note that, according to Saussure, the sign is > completely arbitrary, i.e. there was no necessary connection between the > sign and its meaning. The necessary connection missing is the intention of the signifier, engaged in a process which is meant to engage the perceived other. Surely, this is a real thing - most of what we deem "Quality" writing are those signs that communicate most effectively - that is, make that intended connection, connect with the perception of other. > This sets him apart from previous philosophers such as Plato or the > Scholastics, who thought that there must be some connection between a > signifier and the object it signifies. And there is. It's called "The Quality Connection". Saussure believed that dismantling signs was a real science, for in doing so > we come to an empirical understanding of how humans synthesize physical > stimuli into words and other abstract concepts." > > Well now, there, I agree completely. Thanks for the instructive verbiage, perfessor. mucho appreciated. existentially yours, John Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
