Essays on Semiotics

 Categorical Propositions What are categorical propositions? Propositions are proposals, statements or concepts that either shows affirmation or negation. A proposition also seeks the truth or falsity of the claim. Categorical proposition differs from hypothetical propositions. In the categorical propositions there are three elements that can be distinguished and these are the subject term, predicate term…

“Words indistinguishable in signifier but rather different in their significance and distribution are called homonyms” [ 1. 74 ] . “Homonym is a word that is spelt like another word ( or pronounced like it ) but which has a different meaning” [ 2. 464 ] . The term is derided from Grecian “homonymous” (…