The problem of the linguistic sign

The previous discussions of the nature of the linguistic sign in this periodical have been very gratifying both because of the subject and the contributors. Their views were particularly interesting and stimulating to the present writer who has been devoting himself to the study of sign functions and sign structures for many years. The results were laid down in a manuscript completed in Germany in 1936, which could not then be published. It will appear in the near future under the title “Functions and Structures of Human Speech” 1 Two volumes of Fordham Studies, edited by Fordham University, New York. . Because of my longstanding occupation with the problems at issue I feel entitled to join the discussion with a small contribution which I hope will help to promote the understanding of the linguistic sign.