The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Letters to Lady Welby’

Term: 
Legisign
Quote: 

As it is in itself, a sign is either of the nature of an appearance, when I call it a qualisign; or secondly, it is an individual object or event, when I call it a sinsign (the syllable sin being the first sillable [sic] of semel, simul, singular, etc); or thirdly, it is of the nature of a general type, when I call it a legisign.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (nd). Letters to Lady Welby. MS [R] L463
Date: 
1904
References: 
SS 32
Citation: 
‘Legisign’ (pub. 09.08.13-13:35). 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-26.
Posted: 
Aug 09, 2013, 13:35 by Sami Paavola
Last revised: 
Jan 07, 2014, 00:57 by Commens Admin