Deconstruction, 153-156 Definition
— as interpretation, 46—47
— according to Aristotle, 57-58 Denotation vs. connotation, 33-36, 193-201
Diagrams, 16-17, 136- 139 Dictionary vs. encyclopedia — idea of, 47-55
— as a tool, 84-86
— and properties, 97-99 — as code-book, 165 Difference, 23-24 Differentia specifica
— in the Porphyrian tree, 57— 68 — as accident and sign, 67-68
Displacement vs. condensation, 96, 139- 141
Drift, 153- 156
Encyclopedia
— encyclopedic definition as interpretation, 46
— and the Porphyrian tree, 57- 68, 79-80 — encyclopedic clusters, 79-80
— examples of encyclopedic definition, 68-80
— as labyrinth, 80—84
— and metaphor, 103-127 — and code, 184-188
Entailment in definitions, 49, 56—57 Equivalence vs. inference, I, 15—18, 28-34, 46, 17З-184
Family resemblances, 131 Figurae, 20
Film, 224- 225
Frames, 70-78, 117-118 196
Genetic code, 182-184 Genus, 55-57, 58-68 Grammar vs. code, 175- 177
Hyponymy vs. hyperonomy, 48, 55-57, 85 Hypothesis, See Abduction
Icon
— iconic signs, 16, 137—139 — diagrams, 137—139
— drawings, 17 — emblems, 17
— absolute icons, 210-211 Identity, 1, 25-26, 45-46 Imaginary vs. symbolic, 203-204 Incorporeals, 30-31
Inference
— inferential nature of signs, 2, 26—49 — criterion of interpretability, 43—45 — as interpretation of signs, 15-18
— and synecdoche, 91-92
— and metaphor, 92-95, 112-127 — and symbols, 124—127
— and the cognitive function, of metaphors, 99- 103
— and medieval theory of interpretation, 103- 105
Information, 169 Inconsistency, 48 Institutional codes, 179-182
Instructional semantics, 34-36, 68-80, 177» 178
Interpretation and interpretant — principle of, 1 — 4
— criterion of interpretability, 43-45 — and definition, 46
— of markers, 55—57
— and encyclopedia, 68—86 — of metaphors, 112— 129 — of symbols, 136-163
— and code, 172-188 — and mirrors, 217-226
— in the Holy Scriptures, 147- 163 Intension vs. extension, 18, 73-78, 193-201 Intuitive truths, 9 Isotopy
— as an umbrella term, 189— 194 — and metaphor, 117—118
— discursive, 194—196 — narrative, 196—200 — extensional, 200-201
Kabala, 153- 156
Labyrinth, 2, 80-84 Linguistic model, 33 Lying, 177- 182
Markers, 55-61 Meaning
— system of content, 20- 22, 103- 108 — Stoic theory of, 29-36
— Aristotelian theory of, 57—58 — Porphyrian theory of, 58—68 — interpretation of, 43—45
— representation in the format of a dictio-nary, 47- 57
— representation in the format of an ency-clopedia, 68-84
— indirect, 136-137
— meaning postulates, 51 Metaphor
— the metaphoric nexus, 87-89 — traditional definitions, 89-91 — Aristotelian theory, 91 — 96
— Tesauro’s theory, 105-107 — Vico’s theory, 107-109
— Freudian theory, 96-97 — formal theory, 109-112
— and symbol, 124-127, 133, 141 — and metonymy, 114—117
— and synecdoche, 91 — 92
— and encyclopedia, 97, 98, 99, 112-127 — cognitive function of, 199—202
— interpretive rules, 123—124 Metonymy 87, 90, 95, 114- 117 Mimesis 102
Mirror
— and sign, 202, 213-217
— phenomenology of, 204- 205 — pragmatics of, 205—208
— as prosthesis and channel, 208—210 — as absolute icon, 210
— as rigid designator, 211 —213 — distorting, 217—219
— procatoptric staging, 219-221
— rainbows and Fata Morganas, 221-222 — and photography, film, and TV, 222-226
— catoptric theaters, 221 — 222 — mirror stage, 203
Model 0, 2, 80, 84, 113, 127
Narcotizing properties, 8, 71, 79-80, 123 Natural kinds, 53-57
Natural language, 172-177 Neoplatonism, 103—105
Object words, 50 Ostension, 39, 50 Overcoding, 92
Index of Subjects
Paraphrase, 48, 53
Philosophy of language, 4—13 Photography, 222-224 Porphyrian tree
— critique of, 46, 57—68 — and definition, 58-61
— and semantic clusters, 78-80 — and synecdoche, 91
— and metaphor, 92-98, 103-129 Possible worlds, 200- 201
Pragmatics (textual), 68-80, 85, 89, 112-114, 115-117, 119-124
Pragmatics of mirrors, 207— 208 Predicables, 58-68
Primitives (semantic), 49—61
Property (semantic), 53, 60, 61, 96, 112-127
Proportion, 86, 94-96 Proprium 59—60
Ratio faults vs. ratio diffialis, 133- 139, 176 Redundancy, 48
Reference, 18, 27. See also Mirror Rhetorical figures, 87—90 Rhizome, 81-82, 104
Rigid designation, 74-78, 211-215
S-code, 169-182 Scripts, 70- 73 Semantics
— intensional, 46—86
— instructional, 34-36, 68-80, 177, 178 — semantic anomaly, 48
— semantic ambiguity, 48
— semantic inconsistency, 48
— semantic entailment, 49, 56—57 — semantic similarity, 48, 94—95
— hyponymy and hyperonomy, 48, 55— 57, 85
— denotation, 33-36, 193-201
— componential analysis, 112-129 — object words, 50
— paraphrase, 48, 53
— semantic clusters, 78—80 — semantic primitives, 49—61 — redundancy, 48
— property, 53, 60, 61, 96, 112- 127 — rigid designation, 74—78, 211 —215 — semantic markers, 55-61
— intension vs. extension, 18, 73—78, 193-201
— semantic s-codes, 171— 172 Seme, 21
Seme. See Markers; Property
Semene, 69, 112—129. See also Content; Markers; Property
Semiosis, I, 2, 80-84
Semiotics
— general, 4-13, 38
-specific, 4-6, 11-13 — as philosophy, 10-13 Sentence, 21-22
Sign
— crisis of the concept, 14-20 — vs.figurae, 20
— vs. sentence, 21 — as difference, 23 — vs. text, 25
— as identity, 25 — vs. word, 26-28 — and subject, 45
— Stoic theory, 29-33, 213-215 — inferential nature, 39—43
— diagnostic vs. prognostic, 3 7 — 3 8 — commemorative vs. indicative, 31
Signifier vs. signified, 1, 24 Species, 55- 57, 58-68
Stoic semiotics, 29-33, 213-215 Subject, 45
Substitutional tables, 36, 173 Symbol
— various meanings, 130-133 — as genus, 134-135
— by ratio facilis, 136—137 — by ratio difficiltSy 137- 141
— as sign in general, 134- 136 — as conventional sign, 136
— as indirect meaning, 136- 137 — as diagram, 137-139
— as trope, 139- 141
— vs. allegory, 147-149» 163 — and art, 141-143, 147-149 — medieval theory, 147-153 — Kabalistic theory, 153— 156 — Hegelian theory, 143- X44 — Romantic theory, 141 — 143 — Freudian theory, 139-141 — Jung’s theory, 144- 147
— literary symbolism, 156-162 — and hermeneutics, 147
— semiotics of the symbolic mode, 143- 163
— symbolic code, 140
— symbolic vs. imaginary, 207
— symbolic as content nebula, 161 — 163 Symptoms, 16, 26—46
Synecdoche, 87, 90, 91-94, иб Synonymy, 48, 53, 91
Taxonomy 52, 55—61 Television 224- 226 Text
— vs. sign, 24—25
— and encyclopedia, 68—80
— and context, 68-80 — and isotopy, 189-201
— pragmatics of, 112—129
— textual implicature, 157-162 Topic, 3, 117-118
Transfer features, 93, 115
Tropes, 87- 90, 107, 139-141 Tree vs. labyrinth, 2, 58-68
Type/token, 31 — 33
Word vs. sign 26-45