What's a Word Worth? - The Trichotomy Tango (Peircian Semiotics #2)

[justira]

What's a Word Worth is a new column by justira about the mechanics of writing. In this column, I examine the actual writing of every single book I read, focusing on how it conveys meaning and whether the writing works for me as an editor, reader, and fellow writer. My analysis will be based on the Peircian semiotic framework, explained in the first few posts of the column.

Welcome to the second post in my introductory series for this column! The first four posts will introduce readers to Peircian semiotics, which is the framework I use to analyze writing. Please check out the first post in this series, especially the review of terms.

(And before we get going, yes, I know I named a post about trichotomies after a quadruple meter dance, but I couldn't resist the alliteration, okay? >.>)

Let's jump right in to the first⁽¹⁾ trichotomy of the sign-relation!

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