In the semantic triangle, the symbol is

Charles Kay Ogden (1889–1957) and Ivor Armstrong Richards (1893 – 1979) was an English linguistic and English literary critic. Both of them were recognized by their book called “The Meaning of Meaning: A Study of the Influence of Language upon Thought and of the Science of Symbolism”. Ogden worked as philosopher, writer and linguist. He was a founder and editor of weekly “Cambridge Magazine” in 1912 and later it ceased in 1922. Richards was working as a Professor in Magdalene College at Cambridge. This theory emphasis that the meanings are not residing with words it resides with the people.

Theory

Charles Kay Ogden and Ivor Armstrong Richards identified that understanding comes from within the people rather than from the words they just interpret. They set a model called “The Triangle of Meaning” for better understanding how language works and basically it is a theory of signs. The triangle  is meant to show the word’s relationship between thoughts and things.

In the semantic triangle, the symbol is

The Semantic Triangle shows the direct relationship between Words & Thoughts and Thoughts & Thing. But the dotted lines represent the word (sign) is not the Thing (a referent) and there is no any direct relation between words and thing. The referent needs some prior experience and reference about the word or sign to be comprehensive.

The word means different things to different people in different situations. Any sign or word which has its own meaning is grasped with certain references to it. The process of grasping or understanding words or signs, which already have meaning, with the asserted meanings given by the references is called the meaning of meaning.

Any sign or word have their own meaning even though we need certain reference to understand is called “The Meaning of Meaning”. (1- Dictionary: If a word is new, a people need reference to understand the word. 2- Mayan Code: These codes are signs only. No one cannot understand meaning of the Mayan codes without any reference. So the signs have a direct relationship with reference and reference has direct relationship with referent)

Example 1:

  • The Word love makes a different sense to different people. The way in which they understand this word must be in reference with their experiences and ideas relating to this word
  • In America, socialism and communism are considered as a negative word. People even use the word communist to degrade other people. whereas in china the word communism is much of a great word and idea

Example 2:

The word “Book” – A people (referent) have some kind of reference (thoughts) in their mind about the shape, size etc. so they can able to visualize it. But the same word “book” is written in some other language will not understandable and they can’t visualize it. The referent needs some kind of previous experience or reference to understand the words otherwise they cannot understand.

Conclusion

Ogden and Richard were improved the Saussure’s dyadic semiotics. The analysis of major psychoanalyzing theories can be seen in this model. This theory is more about misunderstanding and its remedies. Charles Kay Ogden and Ivor Armstrong Richards studied about the misunderstanding that happens due to the difference in understanding worked forward for the remedies. This theory is the product of their working towards the remedy rather than a remedy.

The triangle of reference, or semiotic triangle. Figure taken from page 11 of The Meaning of Meaning.

The triangle of reference (also known as the triangle of meaning[1] and the semiotic triangle) is a model of how linguistic symbols relate to the objects they represent. The triangle was published in The Meaning of Meaning (1923) by Charles Kay Ogden and I. A. Richards.[2] While often referred to as the "Ogden/Richards triangle", the idea was also expressed in 1810 by Bernard Bolzano, in his Beiträge zu einer begründeteren Darstellung der Mathematik. The triangle can be traced back to 4th century BC, in Aristotle's Peri Hermeneias. The Triangle relates to the problem of universals, a philosophical debate which split ancient and medieval philosophers, especially realists and nominalists.

The triangle describes a simplified form of relationship between the speaker as the subject, a concept as an object or referent, and its designation (sign, signans).

Other triangles[edit]

The relations between the triangular corners may be phrased more precisely in causal terms thus[citation needed][original research?]:

  1. The matter evokes the writer's thought.
  2. The writer refers the matter to the symbol.
  3. The symbol evokes the reader's thought.
  4. The reader refers the symbol back to the matter.

The communicative stand[edit]

The triangle represents one person, whereas communication takes place between two entities; the latter can be represented by two triangles. When the two entities understand each other, the content that the triangles represent is aligned.[citation needed][original research?]

Direction of fit[edit]

John Searle used the notion of "direction of fit" to create a taxonomy of illocutionary acts.[3][4]

WORLD or
Referentintended
→WRITER
Thought  decoded ↑    ↓ encoded Thought
READER←
extendedSymbol
or WORD

WRITER retrieves WORD for WORLD;
READER retrieves WORLD for WORD.

The arrows indicate that there is something exchanged between the two parties in a feedback cycle, especially when the world is represented in both persons' minds and used for reality check.[editorializing]

What is semantics triangle?

In order to illustrate his point that there is a direct relationship between symbols and thought, Ogden and Richards created the “Semantic Triangle.” The triangle is a simple model in which the three factors involved with the statement or idea are placed in the corners and the relationships between them are represented ...

What is a semantic symbol?

Generally, it is an object representing another to give it an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant. Sometimes, however, an action, an event or a word spoken by someone may have a symbolic value.

What are the three main components of the semantic triangle?

We will discuss a modern concept of the Semantic triangle with its three basic components . They are: the Object (Referent), the Meaning, and the (Linguistic) Sign.

What is the semantic triangle quizlet?

the semantic triangle. it portrays three necessary elements for identifying meaning in language: 1. the symbol - word being communicated e.g., DOG. 2.