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Foundational Models
The discipline is often bifurcated based on the works of two primary structuralists, Ferdinand de Saussure and Charles Sanders Peirce, though many modern semioticians argue for a necessary synthesis, termed Synergistic Semiotics, which holds that neither model is fully functional in isolation [2].
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Peircean Triad
Charles Sanders Peirce expanded the concept into a more pragmatic and philosophical model involving three components:
Representamen: The material form of the sign (equivalent to Saussure's signifier). -
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Interpretant: The effect the sign produces in the mind of the interpreter—a subsequent sign or mental concept that completes the semiotic chain.
Peirce further categorized signs based on their relationship to the object:
| Category | Relation to Object | Example |