RSSWhy the notion of a monostratal semiotic system is nonsensical
May 20
By definition, a semiotic system has at least two levels of symbolic abstraction.
By definition, a symbol is something that means something other than itself.
Here is what I take to be the logical error.
The claim is that because content is paradigmatic and expression is syntagmatic,
there is only one stratum (& by this logic there is only one axis).
This is like saying
all my squares are blue and all my triangles are red,
therefore there is only one shape (and only one colour).
If content conflates with paradigm and expression conflates with syntagm, then:
content/paradigm is realised by expression/syntagm.
This conflates
content is realised by expression
and
paradigm is realised by syntagm.
There are still 2 strata and 2 axes in this conflation.
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