Why Is Peirce’s Semiotics Also a Theory of Communication?

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Published: Nov 30, 2001
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Peircean semiotics, communication theory, semiosis, triadic relation, sign, interpretant

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Lucia Santaella
Programa de Post-Graduado de Comunicación y Semiótica - Universidad Católica de Sao Paulo

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The central thesis of this article is that Peirce’s semiotics is also a theory of communication. This argument is based on the idea that the triadic relation of semiotics—sign, object, and interpretant—consists of general concepts abstracted from the elements of the communicative chain, which is composed of sender, message, and receiver.


In other words, the notion of sign corresponds to the less abstract notion of message; the object corresponds to the notion of sender; and the interpretant derives from the receiver. Some implications of this thesis are discussed.

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Santaella, L. (2001). Why Is Peirce’s Semiotics Also a Theory of Communication?. Cuadernos FHyCS-UNJu, (17), 415–422. Retrieved from https://revistas.fhycs.unju.edu.ar/revistacuadernos/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/713
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No. 17 (2001): Cuadernos FHyCS-UNJu
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