Semiotics Vocab

1 Semiotics terms

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Sign
Noun
In semiotics, a sign is anything that communicates a meaning that is not the sign itself to the interpreter of the sign. The meaning can be intentional such as a word uttered with a specific meaning, or unintentional, such as a symptom being a sign of a particular medical condition.
Example: A symbol is a type of highly arbitrary linguistic sign.
fr: Le signe
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