ABSTRACT
Eachitemabovesymbolizesitsmeaning,andwenotethatthe choiceofformforthesymbolis"motivated"inthefollowingsense. LetuscalltheoutwardmanifestationofasignorsymbolitsEXPRESSION,andthemeaningitsCONTENT.Wemaysayasymbolis"motivated"ifithasanaturalorculturallinkbetweenitsexpressionand itscontent,sothatanoutsidercouldmakeanintelligentguess,ifnot astowhateachsymbolmeant,thenatleastastowhichsymbolhad whichcontent,giventhecontents.ForsignsofthistypePeirceuses thetermICON;wemaysayalsotheyareICONIC.
