CMST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Intertextuality, Sport Utility Vehicle
30 Jan 2018
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A similar but more rigorous word for representation is signification. Denotative meaning refers to the literal or more obvious interpretation. The act of putting ideas into words, visuals, audio, or any other medium of communication. Simplifies and interprets the object or event being described. Receiver must decode or interpret the communication to understand the idea. Sign: anything with meaning (words, images, sounds, objects) Signifier: the aspect of a sign that we experience. Signified: the idea or mental concept drawn from the signifier. Icon: a sign that looks like the object it represents (e. g. map: city) Index: a sign that is related to the object it represents (e. g. smoke: fire) Symbol: a sign that has no direct resemblance to the object it represents (e. g. name: the actual person) Icon - looks like the object it describes. Index - is related to the object it represents. Symbol - a sign that bears no direct resemblance to what it signifies.
