How can a semiopragmatic theory inspired by Peirce’s theories can renew social and human sciences research?
In the fields of Human and Social Sciences, textual analysis is the core process of qualitative approachs. Our aim is to offer a semiopramatic method to analyse. The writings of CS Peirce, american philopsophe, father of pragmatisme and semiotics and inventor of abductive reasoning are the foundations. This method can be summarized in three stages : analyzing the text in elementary classes of signs ; ordoning empirical data and constructing categories of meaning according to logical relationship ; providing a comprehensive meaning. This method add a formal moment to the analyze and allow the logical ordering of these empirical categories according to Peirce’s classes of signs by limiting investigator-related interpretation bias. This method could illuminate the « shadow zones» regarding interpretative process and the underlying reasoning, usual criticism of qualitative researchs.