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This video seeks to provide viewers a basic understanding of the semiotic theories of Ferdinand de Saussure and Charles Sanders Peirce. In this video, de Saussure’s theory of the dyadic relationship of the linguistic sign is compared to Peirce’s triadic relationship of the linguistic sign. For further information, please see:

de Saussure, Ferdinand. 1972. Course in General Linguistics. La Salle: Open Court.

de Waal, Cornelis. 2001. On Peirce. Belmont: Wadsworth. .