AQA A Level Media Studies - Key Terms-Questions and Ans
Semiotics The study of signs Signifier The signifier is any material thing that signifies, e.g., words on a page, a facial expression, an image. The part of the sign that signposts the object (Saussure) Signified The signified is the concept, the meaning, the thing indicated by the signifier. The part of the sign that signposts the associated meaning. (Saussure) Iconic sign A sign that looks like its object. Eg. a picture (Charles Pierce) Symbolic sign Signs where the relation between signifier and signified is purely conventional and culturally specific, e.g., most words.
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