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Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language

Advances in Semiotics

General Editor, Thomas A. Sebeok

Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language:'

UMBERTO ECO

I N D IANA U N IVE RS ITY PRESS Bloomington

First Midland Book Edition 1986 1

Copyright? 1984 by Umberto Eco All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses' Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. Manufactured in the United States of America

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Eco, Umberto. Semiotics and the philosophy of language.

(Advances in semiotics)

Bibliography: p.

Includes indexes.

I. Semiotics z. Languages-Philosophy. I. Title.

II. Series. Pl)9.E19 1983

401'.41

81-49016

ISBN 0-153-35168-5 ISBN O-l53-10398-8 (pbk)

3 4 5 6 7 90 89 88 87 86

CONTENTS

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ix

Introduction

1

1. Signs

14

t. 1 . Crisis of a concept

14

1 . 2. The signs of an obsti nacy

15

1 .3. I n tension and extension

18

1 . 4. Elusive solu tions

18

1 . 5 . The d econstruction o f the lingu istic sign

20

1.5.1. Sign vs. figura

20

1.5.2. Signs vs. sentences

21

1.5.3. The sigtl as difef rmce

23

1.5.4. The predomi!IOI/Ce ofthe signifier

24

1.5.5. Sign vs. text

24

1.5.6. The sign as identity

25

1 . 6. Signs vs. words

26

1 . 7. The Stoics

29

1 . 8 . Unification of the theories and the p redominance of linguis tics

33

1.9. The 'instructional' model

34

1 . 10. Strong codes and weak codes

36

1 . 1 1 . Abduction and inferential narure of signs

39

1. 1 2 . The criterion of i n terpretabi l i ty

43

1 . 1 3. Sign and subject

45

2. Dictionary vs. Encyclopedia

46

2 . 1 . Porphyry s trikes back

46

2.1.1. Is o definition on interpretotio11?

46

2.1.2. The ideo of o dictio11ory

47

2.1.3. The interpretation ofthe markers

54

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