Someone in another room says “water.” One audible event supports two different signifying relations.
Verbal conventional: the word “water” conveys its established meaning.
Verbal rational: the utterance indicates the presence of a speaker.
If the person involuntarily cries “akh” in pain, verbal natural signification may also be involved.
To classify a sign, specify not only the sign itself but which meaning it leads to and through what relationship.
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Six Kinds of Signification and the Three Modes of Verbal Convention
Someone in another room says “water.” One audible event supports two different signifying relations.
Verbal conventional: the word “water” conveys its established meaning.
Verbal rational: the utterance indicates the presence of a speaker.
If the person involuntarily cries “akh” in pain, verbal natural signification may also be involved.
To classify a sign, specify not only the sign itself but which meaning it leads to and through what relationship.