The text uses a cry like “akh, akh” as an example of verbal natural signification. Pain can naturally give rise to this vocal expression.
The relevant connection is the natural production of the cry, not a dictionary convention assigning a definition to a word. An actor can imitate the same sound without being in pain.
Thus the type of signification is one issue; whether the sign is reliable in a particular case is another.
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Six Kinds of Signification and the Three Modes of Verbal Convention
The text uses a cry like “akh, akh” as an example of verbal natural signification. Pain can naturally give rise to this vocal expression.
The relevant connection is the natural production of the cry, not a dictionary convention assigning a definition to a word. An actor can imitate the same sound without being in pain.
Thus the type of signification is one issue; whether the sign is reliable in a particular case is another.