Medieval Semiotics (meier-oeser, Stephan) / quote 21 of 30
Aspects of modism criticized in the 13th century
Two other aspects of modism are in the focus of these criticisms: (1) the assertion of a close structural analogy between spoken or mental language and external reality (2) the inadmissible reification of the modus significandi adherent to its description as some quality or form added to the articulate voice (dictioni superadditum) through the act of imposition.