Semiotics

Main page Semiotics is the study of signs. It is both theory and

Contents analysis of signs and signifying practices. In everyday life,
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There are two Great Fathers of modern linguistics;
Ferdinand Saussure (1857-1913) and Charles Pierce
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About Wikipedia The signifier is the physical form.
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Ferdinand Saussure made up these two elements. E.g. Saussure: 1857-
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Charles Pierce developed from Saussures idea. Pierce Charles Pierce:
made up icon, index and symbol. Pierce was a American
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philosopher. He also formulated a semiotic theory which Semiotics
were similar to Saussures theory in the early 1900s.
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Pierce related the semiotic theory between SYMBOL, General concepts
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Icon-are signs where the signifier resembles the signified.
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