The study of semiotics
The study
of semiotics
Shortest
definition of semiotics: The study of signs
Saussure
offered different versions of what a sign is composed of. These are the ‘signifier’
and the ‘signified’. The signifier is the form which the sign takes and the
signified is the concept it represents. The relationship between these two is
called signification. Therefore, the signified doesn’t have a correct answer
but comes down to individual interpretation. Saussure found both the signifier
and signified psychological and therefore a matter of opinion. This concept
doesn’t just apply to words but sounds, pictures, art etc. In the end, the word ‘sign’
is abstract in itself and can be defined in many ways. He also thought that no
sign makes sense on its own but only in relation to other signs.
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