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0029 The sign-relation has a triadic structure involving three elements: sign-vehicle, sign-object and sign-interpretant.  The formula for expressing a specifying sign-relation<\/em> goes like this: A sign-vehicle (SVs<\/sub>) stands for (or “specifies”) a sign-object (SOs<\/sub>) in regards to a sign-interpretant (SIs<\/sub>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since Kull’s criteria can be observed and measured and since they are integral to each agent, then these four phenomena must belong to a specifying sign-object (SOs<\/sub>).  This SOs<\/sub> situates a sign-vehicle (SVs<\/sub>) that corresponds to a content-level actuality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

0030 Well, that is a good first step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what about the specifying sign-interpretant (SIs<\/sub>)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps I can assign two of Kull’s four phenomena to the SIs<\/sub>, as in the following figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A content-level actuality (SVs<\/sub>) specifies (stands for) a goal (SOs<\/sub>) in regards to an agent’s self governance operating on possible courses of action (SIs<\/sub>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0031 Now, I already mentioned that the judgment (as a triadic relation) unfolds into a single category-based nested form.  A normal context3<\/sub> brings actuality2<\/sub> into relation with the possibility of ‘something’1<\/sub>.  Thirdness brings secondness into relation with firstness.  (See A Primer on the Category-Based Nested Form,<\/em> by Razie Mah, available at smashwords and other e-book venues.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The specifying sign-relation is not so simple.  A SVs<\/sub> stands for a SOs<\/sub> in regards to a SIs<\/sub>.  Both SVs<\/sub> and SOs<\/sub> belong to secondness, the realm of actuality.  But, they do so on different levels.  The SVs<\/sub> is a content-level actuality.  The content level associates to firstness.  The SOs<\/sub> is a situation-level actuality and therefore, virtually situates the SVs<\/sub>. The situation level associates to secondness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This leaves the SIs<\/sub> as the normal context3b<\/sub> that contextualizes the situation-level actuality2b<\/sub> and the potential1b<\/sub> that underlies the situation-level actuality2b<\/sub>.  In other words, the SIs<\/sub> is the situation-level normal context3b<\/sub> operating on a situation-level potential1b<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0032 Here is a picture of the specifying sign, within a two-level interscope.  (See A Primer on Sensible and Social Construction,<\/em> by Razie Mah, available at smashwords and other e-book venues.  Two-level interscopes are typical for sensible construction.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

0033 Now, I can apply Kull’s criteria characterizing semiotic agency as a noumenal overlay<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

0034 Kull’s criteria<\/em> transform into the stuff of phenomena and models<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0035 The situation level may be rebranded as the agent level<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The content-level can be labeled the event<\/em> or sign-vehicle<\/em> level<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An event can serve as a sign-vehicle.  People routinely confound the sign-vehicle with the sign-relation.  This makes sense, in so far as a sign-vehicle stands for its sign-object in regards to a sign-interpretant.  Therefore, the sign-vehicle and the sign-relation are inseparable.  The event-level contains a real actuality2a<\/sub> (SVs<\/sub>) that initiates a sign-relation containing another real actuality2b<\/sub> (SOs<\/sub>).  The event is semiotic<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0036 Here is a picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Note how I move the sign-object (SOs<\/sub>) to the object in contiguity with a goal<\/em> since the object<\/em> and the goal<\/em> each have their own labels<\/em>.  For biosemiotic processes, the object is like matter and the goal is like form.  The contiguity is reserved for later discussion.  At the moment, suffice to say that the agent actualizes an object (SOs<\/sub>) [in contiguity with] a goal2b<\/sub><\/em>.  The agent3<\/sub> actualizes agency2<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, the agent as interpretant<\/em> says, “The normal context of self-governance3b<\/sub> operates on the possibility of ‘courses of action’1b<\/sub>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0037 I ask, “Does this sign-containing two-level interscope of agency or agentb<\/sub>(eventa<\/sub>)<\/em> qualify as a noumenal overlay?”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In section 1.1, the authors wonder whether this agencyb<\/sub>(semiotica<\/sub>) can serve as a subject of science.  The answer is affirmative, under the condition that the above noumenon manifests observable and measurable facets<\/em>.  The resulting data<\/em> may then be used, under the guidance of a disciplinary language, to produce mathematical and mechanical models.  Or, if not explicitly mathematical or mechanical, then models, nonetheless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, in principle, each successful model can be set over this noumenal overlay, and we don’t have to worry about agentb<\/sub>(eventa<\/sub>) anymore, until encountering section 1.3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

0029 The sign-relation has a triadic structure involving three elements: sign-vehicle, sign-object and sign-interpretant.  The formula for expressing a specifying sign-relation goes like this: A sign-vehicle (SVs) stands for (or “specifies”) a sign-object (SOs) in regards to a sign-interpretant (SIs). 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