ABSTRACT
During long walks in the woods and around the lake, the summer schools of semiotics were under constant discussion. However, the concept of modeling semiotic systems, introduced in the proceedings of the 1962 Moscow Symposium, inspired Uspensky to suggest schools on secondary modeling systems as a title for the summer schools. The first summer school was held in Kaariku, at the University sports center, in August 1964. The second Summer School took place from August 16 to 26, 1966. With four Summer Schools successfully concluded, dark clouds began to gather above semiotics in Tartu. Sociologist and philosopher Sociologist, who attended the fourth summer school made an interesting comment on Lotman's presentation on the role of language as a mediator between semiotic systems. Certain concepts and interpretative frames examined in this chapter served as nodal points that, like convex lenses, converged rays of various Tartu - Moscow School (TMS) conceptualizations.
