In the diagram above one sees the relations between semiotic components. After the Big Bang, one can talk of primodial signals - later the structures and processes were organized physically into growing forms like crystals which predate the bubbles and life forms. The rules and codes of organization anticipate the building blocks of life (in a dynamic environmental context). Those rules and codes are unread from an organism's point of view. Later we find the development of secondary signalling. The sign is after the code in terms of evolution, but of course to "understand" or interpret a code one needs signs and symbols. The symbol is the last development - all of these are needed to interpret the communication phenomena. This is just a quick thought on relations. Note the divide between quantity and quality. Although one can talk of coding for quality at the level of perception even initial reception, the organism as a central organized entity is not aware of this - it occurs without awareness or sentience.
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