Language As A Semeotic System Flashcards
1
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Semiotic system
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Language is a semiotic system; system of symbols.
A sign consists of a signifier and a signified
In language signs
Signifier- phonological, morphological, syntactic representation
Signified- semantic representation
2
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The study of semantics
A
Semantics is studied at two levels
- word level
- sentence level
Knowing a language is having
Word meaning
Sentence meaning
Word - creative
Sentences- productive
