Communication and Sign Systems Quiz

Semiology or semiotics

Semiotics is concerned with everything that can be taken as a sign.

Sign systems

<p>Words, images, sounds, gestures, and objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They study signs not in isolation but as part of semiotic 'sign-systems'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Signification refers to the process by which signs create meaning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Semiotics focuses primarily on the text and the status of the receiver or reader.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Semiotics prefers 'reader' because it implies a greater degree of activity and that reading is a learned cultural experience.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The three main areas of study in semiotics are: 1) the sign itself, 2) the codes or systems, and 3) culture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Semantics focuses on the relation between signs and objects, syntactics on the formal structure of signs, and pragmatics on the relation between signs and their effects on people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of signs involves examining different varieties of signs, how they convey meaning, and how they relate to the people who use them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The three common elements are: 1) the sign, 2) that to which it refers, and 3) the users of the sign.</p> Signup and view all the answers