Re: FB | Systems Sciences • Esteban Trev

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What is the difference between sign and symbol?

In Peirce’s usage, “sign” is the generic term, covering all species or types of signs.  Signs are “symbolic” to the extent they mean what they do solely by virtue of being interpreted to do so.  In Peirce’s fully triadic semiotics all signs are symbolic to some degree, even when they have the additional properties required to qualify them as “icons”, “indices”, or more specialized types.

Resources

• Semeiotic • Inquiry Blog • OEIS Wiki
• Survey of Semiotics, Semiosis, Sign Relations

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