Charles, List: No, the *action *of uttering a Sign is at the level of 2ns. As an *Instance *of the Sign, it is an *occurrence* in which a Sign-*Replica *determines some Quasi-mind to a *Dynamic *Interpretant--an *actual *feeling, exertion, or further Sign-Replica. Any language consists of such Tokens--again, at the level of 2ns--which is why words uttered in *different *languages can be Replicas of the *same *Sign (Type). Only the latter is at the level of 3ns, being *embodied *in particular Existents but never *acting *on, *reacting *to, or *interacting *with them.
Regards, Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA Professional Engineer, Amateur Philosopher, Lutheran Layman www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 4:02 PM, Charles Pyle <charlesp...@comcast.net> wrote: > When one performs a speech act, in the sense used by Austin, such as > promising, or asserting, is that not action at the level of thirdness? > Isn't the essence of the doing of something in language an act? >
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