Introduction to Semiotics

False (B)

arbitrary vs transparent

<p>saussurean</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Signifier = The form which the sign takes. Signified = The concept the sign represents. Interpretant = The effect of the sign on the interpreter. Dyadic model = A model of the sign composed of two parts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Umberto Eco (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>how arbitrary/conventional (or by contrast ‘transparent’) they are</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Language is the interpreting system of all other systems. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Double articulation is the ability to create infinite meaningful combinations using a small set of meaningless units, enabling the creative economy of language.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>finite</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Roman Jakobson = Language is the central and most important semiotic system. Émile Benveniste = Language is the interpreting system of all other systems. Claude Lévi-Strauss = Language is the semiotic system par excellence; it cannot but signify.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ferdinand de Saussure (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It allows a large number of meanings to be conveyed using a relatively small set of basic, meaningless units, enabling efficient and novel communication.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The system constrains usage, but does not completely determine it. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Structural determinism posits that the system precedes and determines usage, while social determinism argues that usage precedes and determines the system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>historicity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ferdinand de Saussure = Emphasized synchronic analysis and the internal relations within a language system. Valentin Voloshinov = Argued for the importance of social context and historicity in understanding signs. Claude Lévi-Strauss = Applied a synchronic approach in anthropology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It ignores the historical and social context of language use. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It emphasizes that synchronic analysis cannot be completely isolated from diachronic considerations, as the present state of a system is influenced by its history and future trajectory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

The part of a sign that refers to its meaning or interpretability.

A semiotic model that includes two components: the signifier and the signified.

The physical form of a sign, like a word or image.

The concept or idea that a signifier refers to.

Signs that are based on arbitrary social agreements, like language.

Signs that resemble what they represent, like images or icons.

The concept that the relationship between signifiers and signifieds is mostly random.

The study of signs and their meanings across various contexts and media.

The belief that social and cultural systems determine usage ahead of time.

The idea that usage and practice shape social and cultural systems.

The concept prioritizing the structure of language over usage in meaning.

Voloshinov prioritized social usage over structural relations in language.

Criticism that structuralism overlooks the historical aspects of language systems.

A language system analyzed at a specific moment, ignoring historical context.

Critique of the rigid division between structure and usage in cultural theory.

They argued that every synchronic system includes its past and future elements.

The study of relationships between signs in language.

The study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation.

A feature of language that allows finite units to create infinite meanings.

The smallest units of sound in a language that distinguish meaning.

The efficient use of a small number of signs to create variety in meaning.

Emphasizes double articulation as essential to language identity.

Language consists of elements that signify and yet can be meaningless.