REFLECTION OF THE SEMIOTIC AND CONCEPTUAL STAGES OF COGNITION IN A SIMILE

REFLECTION OF THE SEMIOTIC AND CONCEPTUAL STAGES OF COGNITION IN A SIMILE

Author:  Goldberg V.B.

Affiliation:  Chelyabinsk State University

Abstract:  In the article the idea of distinguishing between the semiotic and conceptual approaches to an object is developed. The paper analyses the semiotic function of the second argument in a verbal simile.
For that the method of restoring the proposition elements missing in its word representation is applied.
On the material of verbal similes the author finds out that the event represented by the second argument of a verbal simile can be an icon and an index together. Apart from an icon based on similarity, a symbol is another sign based on similarity. The author shows that an index can be based on physical and logical links. 
Semiotic approach to a simile helps understand one of the initial stages of comparison as a mechanism of cognition.
In conclusion it is stated that two more types of signs can be included into the typology suggested by Ch. Peirce: index-iconic and index-symbolic signs.

Keywords:  semiotic, concept, simile, icon, index, symbol, logical link

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Pages:  25-33