1923/Ogden/11b

Between the Thought and the Referent there is also a relation; more or less (as when we think about or attend to a coloured surface we see), or indirect (as when we 'think of' or 'refer to' Napoleon), in which case there may be a very long chain of sign-situations intervening between the act and its referent: word -- historian -- contemporary record -- eye-witness -- referent (Napoleon).