This document compares two models for understanding signs and symbols: Saussure's model which defines a sign as having a signifier (the physical form or representation) and a signified concept (the meaning or idea expressed); and Peirce's model which defines a representamen (the representation), an interpretant (the meaning or idea), and an object (what it represents). Both models use the example of smoke as a sign or representamen that signifies or represents the concept or object of fire.
This document compares two models for understanding signs and symbols: Saussure's model which defines a sign as having a signifier (the physical form or representation) and a signified concept (the meaning or idea expressed); and Peirce's model which defines a representamen (the representation), an interpretant (the meaning or idea), and an object (what it represents). Both models use the example of smoke as a sign or representamen that signifies or represents the concept or object of fire.
This document compares two models for understanding signs and symbols: Saussure's model which defines a sign as having a signifier (the physical form or representation) and a signified concept (the meaning or idea expressed); and Peirce's model which defines a representamen (the representation), an interpretant (the meaning or idea), and an object (what it represents). Both models use the example of smoke as a sign or representamen that signifies or represents the concept or object of fire.