Linguistics and semiotics in the framework of the sciences in general: Naville, Saussure, and Peirce

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1980-4016.esse.2024.216380

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Classification of the sciences, Linguistics, Semiotics, Ferdinand de Saussure, Charles S. Peirce

Abstract

The paper examines the place of semiotics and linguistics, as well as their historical precursors in the framework of the sciences in general. Early classifications of the sciences considered include those of Aristotle, the Scholastics, Francis Bacon, and John Locke. The focus of this paper is on XIXth-century systems. After a cursory glance at André-Marie Ampère’s and Roswell Park’s systems, the study will turn to the classifications of linguistics and semiotics within the systems of Adrien Naville, Ferdinand de Saussure, and Charles S. Peirce. The paper provides a brief survey of XXIst-century views on the place of linguistics in its relation to semiotics before concluding with a study of semiotics among the sciences of the XXIst century.

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  • Winfried Nöth, Pontifícia Universidade Católica

    Professor of Cognitive Semiotics at the Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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2024-04-29

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Nöth, W. (2024). Linguistics and semiotics in the framework of the sciences in general: Naville, Saussure, and Peirce. Estudos Semióticos, 20(1), 80-100. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1980-4016.esse.2024.216380