Tracing the passage of inquiry through the medium of signs calls for an active, intricate form of cooperation between the converging modes of investigation. Its proper character is best understood by realizing the theory of inquiry is adapted to study the developmental aspects of sign relations, a subject the theory of signs is specialized to treat from comparative and structural points of view. | Tracing the passage of inquiry through the medium of signs calls for an active, intricate form of cooperation between the converging modes of investigation. Its proper character is best understood by realizing the theory of inquiry is adapted to study the developmental aspects of sign relations, a subject the theory of signs is specialized to treat from comparative and structural points of view. |