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Interpretant in a sentence

Interpretant meaning

The effect of a sign on someone who reads or comprehends it

Using Interpretant

  • The main meaning on this page is: The effect of a sign on someone who reads or comprehends it
  • In the example corpus, interpretant often appears in combinations such as: the interpretant, an interpretant, its interpretant.

Context around Interpretant

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

further 1×

Often after:

fulfilling 1× sign 1× represents 1× depends 1×

Sentence patterns with Interpretant

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a further interpretant sign 1× call the interpretant of the 1× called its interpretant a further 1× determine an interpretant 1× distinguishing an interpretant from an 1× example an interpretant does not 1× hence the interpretant fulfilling its 1× instead an interpretant represents something 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for example an 1× it defines three 1× one of peirce 1× that sign which 1× the first typology 1× the interpretant depends 1×

Common sentence endings:

determine an interpretant 1× example a translation 1× from an interpreter 1× further interpretant sign 1× interpretant in general 1× representing the object 1×

Words around Interpretant

Just before it in the word index:

interpretable 9 interpretability 5 interpret 580 interpress 3 interpres 2 interposition 5

Just after it in the word index:

interpretat 2 interpretatio 2 interpretation 1.648 interpretatione 4 interpretations 556 interpretative 27

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Interpretant

  • In this selection, "interpretant" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, further, fulfilling, sign and represents stand out and add context to how "interpretant" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a further interpretant sign and call the interpretant of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "interpretant" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with interpretant

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

That sign which it creates I call the interpretant of the first sign. (13 words)

One of Peirce’s distinctions was that of distinguishing an interpretant from an interpreter. (14 words)

The process is logically structured to perpetuate itself, and is definitive of sign, object, and interpretant in general. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

It defines three roles encompassing (1) the sign, (2) the sign's subject matter, called its object, and (3) the sign's meaning or ramification as formed into a kind of effect called its interpretant (a further sign, for example a translation). (42 words)

The object determines the sign to determine another sign — the interpretant — to be related to the object as the sign is related to the object, hence the interpretant, fulfilling its function as sign of the object, determines a further interpretant sign. (41 words)

The first typology depends on the sign itself, the second on how the sign stands for its denoted object, and the third on how the sign stands for its object to its interpretant. (33 words)

Example sentences (8)

The object determines the sign to determine another sign — the interpretant — to be related to the object as the sign is related to the object, hence the interpretant, fulfilling its function as sign of the object, determines a further interpretant sign.

For example, an interpretant does not merely represent something which represented an object; instead an interpretant represents something as a sign representing the object.

The interpretant depends likewise on both the sign and the object — an object determines a sign to determine an interpretant.

It defines three roles encompassing (1) the sign, (2) the sign's subject matter, called its object, and (3) the sign's meaning or ramification as formed into a kind of effect called its interpretant (a further sign, for example a translation).

One of Peirce’s distinctions was that of distinguishing an interpretant from an interpreter.

That sign which it creates I call the interpretant of the first sign.

The first typology depends on the sign itself, the second on how the sign stands for its denoted object, and the third on how the sign stands for its object to its interpretant.

The process is logically structured to perpetuate itself, and is definitive of sign, object, and interpretant in general.

Common combinations with interpretant

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "interpretant" in a sentence?
An example: "The object determines the sign to determine another sign — the interpretant — to be related to the object as the sign is related to the object, hence the interpretant, fulfilling its function as sign of the object, determines a further interpretant sign." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "interpretant" from authentic English texts.
What does "interpretant" mean?
Interpretant means: The effect of a sign on someone who reads or comprehends it
How many example sentences with "interpretant" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "interpretant", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.