Icon, index, symbol and denotation, connotation, metasign
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Kumiko Tanaka-Ishii
Her research interests include computational semiotics, computational linguistics, and natural language processing. Her recent publications include ‘Dyadic versus triadic sign models in functional and object-oriented computer programming paradigms’ (2006); ‘Thirdness as self-reference in computing’ (with Yuichiro Ishii, 2006); and
Text Entry Systems — Accessibility, Mobility, Universality (ed., with Scott MacKenzie, in press).
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Yuichiro Ishii
His research interests include computer programming, software engineering, and legal issues in software. His recent publications include ‘Thirdness as self-reference in computing’ (with Kumiko Tanaka-Ishii, 2006); and ‘Lambda-term and sign’ (with Kumiko Tanaka-Ishii, in press).
Abstract
We discuss how Hjelmslev's denotation, connotation, and metasign could correspond to Peirce's icon, index, and symbol. Our argument is based on the application of both theories to the programming language problem of confusion as to whether a sign signifies a value, reference, or type.
About the authors
Her research interests include computational semiotics, computational linguistics, and natural language processing. Her recent publications include ‘Dyadic versus triadic sign models in functional and object-oriented computer programming paradigms’ (2006); ‘Thirdness as self-reference in computing’ (with Yuichiro Ishii, 2006); and Text Entry Systems — Accessibility, Mobility, Universality (ed., with Scott MacKenzie, in press).
His research interests include computer programming, software engineering, and legal issues in software. His recent publications include ‘Thirdness as self-reference in computing’ (with Kumiko Tanaka-Ishii, 2006); and ‘Lambda-term and sign’ (with Kumiko Tanaka-Ishii, in press).
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