Media Language Theories

Question 1

Semiotics by Roland _____:
Semiotics is the idea that texts ______ their meanings through a process of signification. Signs can function at the level of _____ , which involves the ‘literal’ meaning, and at the level of _______ , which involves the meanings associated with or suggested by the sign.

Answer 1

Barges, communicate, denotation, connotation.

Question 2

Structuralism by Claude ____ Strauss:
Structuralism is the idea that texts can best be understood through an _______ of their underlying structure meaning that it is dependant upon _____ of ______. The way in which these _______ oppositions are resolved can have ideological significance.

Answer 2

Levi, examination, pairs, oppositions, binary.

Question 3

Narratology by ______ Todorov.

The idea that all ______ share a basic structure that involves a movement from one state of _______ are separated by a period of ______. The way in which narratives are ______ can have a particular ideological significance.

Answer 3

narratives, equilibrium, imbalance, resolved

Question 4

Genre theory Steve ____ :
All genres abide by a set of codes and conventions and are dominated by _____, _______ and _____, which are familiar to the audience and easily ____ and are established over long periods of _____

Answer 4

Neale, repetition, variation, difference, recognisable, time.

Question 5

Post-modernism Jean _____:
The idea that in postmodern culture the boundaries between the ‘____’ world and the world of the _____ have collapsed and that it is no longer possible to distinguish between ______ and ______.

Answer 5

Baudrillard, real, media, reality, simulation.