LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
STRUCTURALISM
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signifier
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signified
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semiotics
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Semiotics is the study of sign systems. It explores how words and other signs make meaning. In semiotics, a sign is anything that stands in for something other than itself. This lesson focuses primarily on linguistic signs.
Detailed explanation-2: -A sign is composed of both a material form and a mental concept. The signifier is the material form, i.e., something that can be heard, seen, smelled, touched or tasted, whereas the signified is the mental concept associated with it. This the key difference between signifier and signified.
Detailed explanation-3: -We can define semiology or semiotics as the study of signs. We may not realize it, but in fact semiology can be applied to all sorts of human endeavours, including cinema, theatre, dance, architecture, painting, politics, medicine, history, and religion.