Edwina, lists,
In Peirce, “dicent sign” is synonymous with “dicisign”. A dicent symbolic legisign is a proposition; as Peirce puts it, “a proposition is, in short, a Dicisign that is a Symbol. But an Index, likewise, may be a Dicisign” (EP2:282). So for Peirce, the dicent symbolic legisign is not the only kind of dicisign. Three of the “Ten Classes” (EP2:294-6) are dicisigns. gary f. From: Edwina Taborsky [mailto:tabor...@primus.ca] Sent: 24-Sep-14 9:16 AM To: biosemiot...@lists.ut.ee; 'Peirce List' Subject: [biosemiotics:6977] Re: Natural Propositions, Chapter 3.2 I'm confused by this argument. My understanding of 'symbol' is that it refers to a singular and specific relation; that between the Representamen and the Object - which can be 'iconic, indexical or symbolic'. The dicisign, on the other hand, is the full triad, a dicent symbolic legisign - i.e. all three parts of the triad (Object-Representamen-Interpretant) are involved. Therefore, I am confused by the reference below to 'symbol' and 'does not mention the dicisign at all'. The two are not comparable in my view. And how can a dicisign - which i understand to mean a 'dicent symbolic legisign' be 'non-symbolic'? Or are you referring to the dicent indexical legisign? My apologies for the confusion. Edwina
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