Semiotics: Signs and Meaning

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Which term refers to signs where the signifier physically resembles the signified?

  • Connotations
  • Icon (correct)
  • Signified
  • Denotations

What does a signifier refer to according to de Saussure?

  • The literal and primary meaning of a word or object
  • The mental concept or meaning conveyed
  • Any physical gesture, image, or sound conveying meaning (correct)
  • Ideas or feelings associated with the word or object

What is the primary focus of semiotics, based on the text?

  • Explaining signs, meanings, and how they convey information (correct)
  • Analyzing the connotations of signs
  • Exploring the denotations of words and objects
  • Understanding the merging of signifier and signified

According to de Saussure, what do words, objects, and images typically have?

<p>Multiple meanings beyond face value (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a white dove connote based on the text?

<p>Love and peace (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did C.S. Peirce contribute to semiotics?

<p>Introduced the term 'icon' in semiotics (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What defines a symbol?

<p>The relation between the signifier and the signified is culturally specific (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which design element is described as 'the connection between two points'?

<p>Line (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is typography in design primarily focused on?

<p>Typefaces or fonts (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can texture impact a two-dimensional artwork?

<p>Add character to a design (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the index signs?

<p>To indicate the presence of something (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In design, what does space primarily refer to?

<p>The space between elements creating new shapes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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