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The aim of this study is to present, as far as possible, a general
description of the theory of the sign and signification in
Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD), with a view to its evaluation and
implications for the study of semiotics. Accurate studies for
subject, discipline, and significance have not yet given an organic
and systematic vision of Augustine's theory of the sign. The
underlying aspiration is that such an endeavour will prove to be
beneficial to the scholars of Augustine's thought as well as to
those with a keen interest in the history of semiotics. The study
uses Augustine's own accounts to investigate and interpret the
philosophical problem of the sign. The focus lies on the first
decade of Augustine's literary production. The De dialectica, is
taken as the terminus ad quo of the study, and the De doctrina
christiana is the terminus ad quem. The selected texts show an
explicit engagement with poignant discussion on the nature and
structure of the sign, the variety of signs and their uses.
Although Augustine's intention never was to establish a theory of
meaning as an independent field of study, he largely employed a
theory of signs. Thus, Augustine's approach to signs is
intrinsically meaningful.
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