Dear E, G, lists I also have no idea as to how Peirce would pronounce it. I chose "dee-see-" for these reasons: The "C" I pronounce as "S" for the reasons Edwina quotes - in the traditional pronunciation of Latin words, "C" is generally "S" before front wovels like "I" The "I" I pronounce as "EE" because that is generally the pronounciation in derivations of the Latin verb "Dico" (such as "dictate", "Indication" etc.) - Best F
Den 22/09/2014 kl. 16.02 skrev Edwina Taborsky <tabor...@primus.ca<mailto:tabor...@primus.ca>> : As you say, Gary F, it's a trivial but interesting question on pronunciation. I myself, to myself, pronounce 'dicent' as 'die-cent'; rather than 'decent' yet also with the soft c. And 'dicisign' also with the soft c. My 'cultural norm' (shades of Stan!) suggests a soft c after the vowels of 'e' and 'i' and a hard c after the vowels of 'a' and 'o'. Edwina ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Fuhrman<mailto:g...@gnusystems.ca> To: biosemiot...@lists.ut.ee<mailto:biosemiot...@lists.ut.ee> ; 'Peirce List'<mailto:PEIRCE-L@list.iupui.edu> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 9:06 AM Subject: [PEIRCE-L] Natural Propositions: revised schedule There have been a few changes in the projected seminar schedule since I posted it last, so here it is again. I’d also like to take this opportunity to raise a rather trivial question about the pronunciation of “dicisign” and “dicent”. At the Peirce Centennial conference, I heard these pronounced (by Frederik, for one) with a soft c, so that “dicent” sounds exactly like “decent” and “dicisign” has two sibilants in it. To me, on the other hand, it comes naturally to pronounce both with a hard c, like the c in “indicate” (which of course comes from the same root). I haven’t found any clues as to how Peirce pronounced it, or any conclusive reason for preferring one pronunciation over the other, but I do prefer the hard c, and i’m curious whether others have strong preferences.
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