Semiology Flashcards
Sign
a representation of something, stands for something else
Symptom (index, indicator)
sign that points to its cause..smoke form the chimney=cooking, temperature=infection
Symptom
problem: disproportion between the sign and its cause…freud Nietzsche small cloud…big rain little bleeding…serious internal injury
Syndrome
a group of symptoms
De Saussure
Swiss
De Saussure Semiology
the study of signs, part of social psychology
De Saussure Signifier
the form of the sign (visual, auditory) mother
De Saussure Signified
the content of the sign =, the meaning , idea behind it) the idea of mother
De Saussure Signifier, Signified relationship
constant, conventional, independent from the context the actual object was unimportant
the study of signs for literature
literature creates a model of reality by choosing concrete elements of another system
the study of signs for literature
The structure of natural language is combined with ideological , artistic, ethic structure
the study of signs for literature
Meaning is created when one systems code of signs is translated into another system
the study of signs for literature
literature may reveal the psychological and emotional makeup of the artist aesthetic trends, speak about the protagonists adventures, the condition of man in general
the study of signs for literature
Literature creates its own world, through additional denotants ( literal meaning of the word)
Space of a literary work
Essentially binary relations: up-down, high-low, near-far
binary relations
can be infused with other meanings, meanings from other systems, which intersect with a literary work good-bad, heaven - hell
binary relations popular motifs
crossing borders between the opposing ends of the spacial organization
semiology of culture text
a recorded sequence of signs, of a marked beginning and end, internally organized in a structure and separated from other systems of signs…books, film, musical score, traditions, rituals
semiology of culture culture
a complex system of signs, in oppositions to everything not-culture…nature, cannot exist without language, is common memory
Umberto Eco
Semiotics and interpretation
Semiotics and interpretation
The unlimited semiosis of culture
each sign produces more signs, which are continuously communicated and interpreted, creating a universe
Semiological Guerrilla
uncovering the ideologies, underlying the text of culture and preventing the transformation of media in the means of social control
