10 Questions
What was Charles Sanders Peirce's occupation?
Philosopher and logician
What term did Peirce use to describe his model of sign?
Semiosis
What did Peirce develop in relation to signs?
A taxonomy of signs
In what field did Peirce's work on signs contribute to?
Philosophy
Who is the American philosopher associated with the concept of semiotics?
Charles Sanders Peirce
What is the main difference between Saussure's and Peirce's model of signs?
Peirce's model is triadic whereas Saussure's is dyadic
What is the role of the 'interpretant' in Peirce's model of signs?
The sense made of the sign
What is the 'representamen' in Peirce's model of signs?
The form which the sign takes
What is the 'object' in Peirce's model of signs?
To which the sign refers
How many components does Peirce's model of signs consist of?
Three
Study Notes
Charles Sanders Peirce's Semiotics
- Charles Sanders Peirce, an American pragmatist philosopher and logician, developed his own model of sign called 'semiotic' or 'semiosis'.
- Peirce's model is triadic, distinguishing it from Saussure's dyadic model.
- The three components of Peirce's triadic model are:
- Representamen: the form a sign takes, not necessarily physical or material.
- Interpretant: the sense or meaning made of the sign, distinct from the interpreter.
- Object: the entity to which the sign refers.
Explore the ideas of Charles Peirce, an American philosopher and logician, and his contributions to the field of semiotics. This quiz delves into his model of sign, semiotic or semiosis, and the taxonomies of signs.
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