semiology Flashcards
1
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semiology
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the study of signs and there meanings
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sign
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any physical form which has meaning
3
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signifier
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that which we can see or hear - the physical form of the sign
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signified
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the meaning of the sign
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context
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other signifiers around a sign that helps us to understand its signified(meaning)
6
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open sign
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a sign which has 2 or more meanings
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closed sign
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a sign which has a 1 or limited meaning
8
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polysemic sign
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a sign which means different things to different people
9
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preferred meaning
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the meaning that the director ( or writer or producer) intends
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text
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the film itself
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reading the image (a text)
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giving meaning to it, understanding what its saying
