Monday, 13 January 2014

Semiotics lecture notes; please add & comment



  • why is andrew playing the sound of music song?
  • The meaning of meaning!???
  • semiotics is the study of signs and symbols.
  • clothes, smiles, hand gestures... are all signs
  • symbols are powerful. Can you think of some? 
  • what kinds of signs are gestures?
  • Saussure & Peirce
  • what connects the signifier to the meaning?
  • terms used: icon, index, symbol, signifier vs signified

1 comment:

  1. Doe Ray Me song is saying that the sounds she sings are symbols for the thing (like I said, the sound 'tree' isn't actually a tree)
    Meaning means (haha!) what it expresses or represents

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