Using the theory of language to interpret the language of theory:
- The material setting is what is mentally perceived by people when they speak, sign or write.
- The semiotic context is what is verbally construed by people when they speak, sign or write.
That is:
- The material setting is a first-order phenomenon of a mental process of perception.
- The semiotic context is a second-order phenomenon (metaphenomenon) realised by a projection of a verbal process.