- 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
Monday 13 January 2014
Semiotics lecture notes; please add & comment
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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)
ReplyDeleteMeaning means (haha!) what it expresses or represents