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1theories regarding symbolism and how people glean meaning from words sounds and pictures.4 sets
2the study of signs and symbols of all kinds, what they mean, and how they relate to the things or ideas they refer to.3 sets
3examines the correspondence between symbols and their role in the assignment of meaning for people2 sets
4this is the study of sign processes or the signification and communication. it includes the study of how meaning is constructed and understood.2 sets
5practice of writing and reading signs2 sets
6also called semiology, is the study of how movies signify. a theory (from french theorist, christian metz) of cinematic communication founded on the concept of signs and codes: the language of cinema, like all types of discourse, verbal and nonverbal, is primarily symbolic. it consists of a complex nextwork of signs we instinctively decipher while experiencing a movie. spike lee's do the right thing; studies quick signs seen throughout movies1 set
7the study of signs and symbols in relation to their form and content1 set
8we understand what we see as a reference to something else- "everything is a sign"1 set
9the study of symbols and their meanings.1 set
10the study of sign processes (semiosis), or signification and communication, signs and symbols, both individually and grouped into sign systems. it includes the study of how meaning is constructed and understood.1 set
11this examines correspondance between signs and symbols and their role in the assignment of meaning.1 set
12the study of signs and symbols used to communicate1 set
13the study of signs and symbols used in communication such as the mores code, - sign language, and traffic signs.1 set
14study of signs and symbols of all kinds, what they mean, and how they relate to the things or ideas they refer to1 set
15involves the study of the nature of meaning. has 3 components, an object, sign or symbol, and an interpretant.1 set
16study of verbal and non-verbal signes1 set
17the study of the social production of meaning from sign systems; the analysis of anything that can stand for something else.1 set
18the study of the ways in which humans use signs to make meaning. 3 kinds of signs: symbols, icons, and indexes1 set
19the study of verbal and nonverbal signs that can stand for something else, and how thier interpretation impacts society1 set
20study of non-verbal symbols1 set
21the study of signs. (help you understand conflict)1 set
22the theory of meaning1 set
23study of signs1 set
24the study of signs and their meanings1 set
25a field of study taht examines the correspondence between symbols and their role in the assignment of meaning for people1 set
26-the study that examines the correspondence between symbols and their role in the assignment of meaning for people1 set
27a field of study that examines the correspondence between symbols & their role in the assignment of meaning for people. semiotics are the study of symbols. example is that #4 is an un-lucky number in japan1 set
28examines correspondance between signs and symbols and their role in the assignment of meaning1 set
29signs1 set
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31(philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols1 set
32theories regarding symbolism and how people glean meaning from words, sounds, and pictures.1 set
33the branch of medical science relating to the interpretation of symptoms.1 set
34the study of signs and how we (our minds) know what we know. a sign consists of a concept (signified) and its image (signifier), which is a mental impression. semiotics is thus an analysis of the relationship between a sign and meaning, or how something acquires meaning.1 set
35study of signs/ symbols1 set
36a field of study that examines the correspondence between symbols and their role in the assignment of meaning for people1 set
37study of signs and their use1 set
38the study of the nature of meaning1 set
39the use of language elements as sighns or symbols beyond their literal meaning.1 set
40the system of signs we used to refer to something else in the real world1 set