Steps towards the natural meronomy and taxonomy of semiosis: Emotin between index and symbol?
The main aim of this brief and purposely radical essay is to investigate further possibilities for empirical research in natural classification of semiosis (signs as wholes). Before introducing emon – a missing term in the taxonomy of signs – we make a distinction between the natural and artificial,...
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| description | The main aim of this brief and purposely radical essay is to investigate further possibilities for empirical research in natural classification of semiosis (signs as wholes). Before introducing emon – a missing term in the taxonomy of signs – we make a distinction between the natural and artificial, and between the taxonomic and meronomic classifications of signs. Natural classifications or typologies are empirically based, while artificial classifications do not require empirical test. Meronomy describes the relational or functional structure of the whole (for instance triadic, circular, etc. composition of sign), while taxonomy categorizes individuals (individual signs). We argue that a natural taxonomy of signs can be based on the existence of different complexity of operations during semiosis, which implies different mechanisms of learning. We add into the taxonomy a particular type of signs – emonic signs, which are at work in imitation and social learning, while being more complex than indexes and less complex than symbols. Icons are related to imprinting, indexes to conditioning, emons to imitating, and symbols to conventions or naming. We also argue that the semiotic typologies could undergo large changes after the discovery of the proper mechanisms or workings of semiosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2a0fbf115123432f826ef718dcce13a82022-12-22T03:14:55ZengUniversity of Tartu PressSign Systems Studies1406-42431736-74092019-08-01471/210.12697/SSS.2019.47.1-2.03Steps towards the natural meronomy and taxonomy of semiosis: Emotin between index and symbol?Kalevi Kull0Department of Semiotics University of Tartu, Jakobi 2, 51005 TartuThe main aim of this brief and purposely radical essay is to investigate further possibilities for empirical research in natural classification of semiosis (signs as wholes). Before introducing emon – a missing term in the taxonomy of signs – we make a distinction between the natural and artificial, and between the taxonomic and meronomic classifications of signs. Natural classifications or typologies are empirically based, while artificial classifications do not require empirical test. Meronomy describes the relational or functional structure of the whole (for instance triadic, circular, etc. composition of sign), while taxonomy categorizes individuals (individual signs). We argue that a natural taxonomy of signs can be based on the existence of different complexity of operations during semiosis, which implies different mechanisms of learning. We add into the taxonomy a particular type of signs – emonic signs, which are at work in imitation and social learning, while being more complex than indexes and less complex than symbols. Icons are related to imprinting, indexes to conditioning, emons to imitating, and symbols to conventions or naming. We also argue that the semiotic typologies could undergo large changes after the discovery of the proper mechanisms or workings of semiosis.https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/sss/article/view/15988iconimitationimprintingmereologynatural classificationsign development |
| spellingShingle | Kalevi Kull Steps towards the natural meronomy and taxonomy of semiosis: Emotin between index and symbol? Sign Systems Studies icon imitation imprinting mereology natural classification sign development |
| title | Steps towards the natural meronomy and taxonomy of semiosis: Emotin between index and symbol? |
| title_full | Steps towards the natural meronomy and taxonomy of semiosis: Emotin between index and symbol? |
| title_fullStr | Steps towards the natural meronomy and taxonomy of semiosis: Emotin between index and symbol? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Steps towards the natural meronomy and taxonomy of semiosis: Emotin between index and symbol? |
| title_short | Steps towards the natural meronomy and taxonomy of semiosis: Emotin between index and symbol? |
| title_sort | steps towards the natural meronomy and taxonomy of semiosis emotin between index and symbol |
| topic | icon imitation imprinting mereology natural classification sign development |
| url | https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/sss/article/view/15988 |
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