Semiotics For Dummies: The Intersection of Nature and Culture
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 04:09:35
Category: / Literature / North American
Length: 5 pages (1507 words)
Category: / Literature / North American
Length: 5 pages (1507 words)
Semiotics is a discipline which stems from the work and theories of American logician C. S. Peirce and the French linguist Ferdinand de Saussure. The idiom originates from the Greek word seemeiootikee, which denotes the study of signs, what they represent and signify, and how human beings act, interact and think in their universe. This branch of learning and understanding can be best described as a system of many communication theories and techniques which can …
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…to communicate interpersonally, connect on a deeper level, and interact with other people and the world around
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