The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Letters to Lady Welby’

Quote: 

I use “sign” in the widest sense of the definition. It is a wonderful case of an almost popular use of a very broad word in almost the exact sense of the scientific definition. [—] I formerly preferred the word representamen. But there was no need of this horrid long word. On the contrary, it requires some stretching to cover such imperative ejaculations of drivers, as “Hi!” or “Hullah”…

Date: 
1905
References: 
SS 193
Citation: 
‘Representamen’ (pub. 18.08.13-18:47). Quote in M. Bergman & S. Paavola (Eds.), The Commens Dictionary: Peirce's Terms in His Own Words. New Edition. Retrieved from http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-letters-lady-welby-39.
Posted: 
Aug 18, 2013, 18:47 by Sami Paavola
Last revised: 
Jan 07, 2014, 00:55 by Commens Admin