semiotics

Question 1

the signifier

Answer 1

the part of communication that carries the message

Question 2

the signified

Answer 2

that which is communicated

Question 3

icon

Answer 3

physical resemblance to the signified

Question 4

symbol

Answer 4

sometimes the meaning is obvious but it can also be an arbitrary relationship (heart= i love you)

Question 5

index

Answer 5

the signifier can not exist without the presence of the signified (dark clouds are and index of rain)

Question 6

metaphor

Answer 6

comparison between two similar or dissmilar things. An imaginative leap is necessary. In a metaphor x is y.

Question 7

simile

Answer 7

when the comparison is stated. In a simile we say x is like y. (as)

Question 8

metonym

Answer 8

one thing is associated with or directly related to another. The thing depicted is used to represent something that is not depeicted. (crown = queen)

Question 9

Synecdoche

Answer 9

Pay attention to what it implies. What matters is not what you put into a piece of communication, but what you leave out. A synecdoche is a part of what you are talking about or the whole reffering to a part. (lets put our heads together)

Question 10

Irony

Answer 10

About OPPOSITES.