Chapter 1 - Making Sense Of Language Flashcards
Define interpretant.
In semiotics, the effect of a sign on someone who interprets it.
Define icon/iconic.
Sign that resembles partially what it represents.
Define sign.
Meaningful unit that stands for something.
Define lexeme.
A word.
Define paralinguistics.
Elements that accompany spoken language to complete meaning. Tone, volume, etc.
Define semiotics.
Study of signs.
Define sign vehicle.
Entity that is taken as a sign.
Define telos.
The goal or objective of language.
What was the word uttered as Maxi watched the wounded animal run away and into the water?
Tsupu.
What does Tsupu mean? And what language is it?
It refers to an object making contact with and penetrating a body of water. It is in Quichua of Ecuador.