The Word as a Carrier of Myth: An Experience of Semiotic Analysis
The question of the fusion between word and myth is considered. The author comes to the conclusion that the word-morpheme can be a concept because the primary word, while including an infinite layering of numerous meanings and derivative words from itself, becomes the carrier of the myth. It is stated that it is possible to dissect the mythological subtext of the word by way of mythological thinking, for it detects intimate connections not traceable by the logic. On the basis of the word’s internal connections and its derivatives the author builds a semiotic system where each sign is associated directly or indirectly with the primary word considered as a concept.