Re: Types of semiotics

Keith R Sawyer (sawyer who-is-at cats.ucsc.edu)
Sat, 16 Mar 1996 19:20:13 -0800 (PST)

Eugene, I'm not sure if your trichotomy is original or based in current
understandings within the field of semiotics. The canonical trichotomy in
the field of semiotics is syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, and you
might want to make clear that your distinctions all apply to the area of
pragmatics, if you are writing for an audience of semioticians. At
least, that's the way I read your three categories...

Keith Sawyer
Department of Psychology
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA 95064