proposition a composite name.)


3.1431 The essence of a propositional sign is very clearly seen if we
imagine one composed of spatial objects (such as tables, chairs, and books)
instead of written signs.


3.1432 Instead of, 'The complex sign "aRb" says that a stands to b in the
relation R' we ought to put, 'That "a" stands to "b" in a certain relation
says that aRb.'


3.144 Situations can be described but not given names.


3.2 In a proposition a thought can be expressed in such a way that elements
of the propositional sign correspond to the objects of the thought.


3.201 I call such elements 'simple signs', and such a proposition 'complete
analysed'.


3.202 The simple signs employed in propositions are called names.


3.203 A name means an object. The object is its meaning. ('A' is the same
sign as 'A'.)