SEMIOTICS

Semiotics. Not as hard as it actually sounds. Put into simple terms, it means;

The study of signs and the way in which they work to create meaning, and there are three main areas of interest

 ·       the study of signs themselves

 ·       the study of the way signs are organised into codes or systems (languages)

 ·       the study of the culture where those languages are used

For example; when someone says the word 'cat' your brain links this word to a picture of a cat (as shown in the following diagram)

I found this video on youtube, which basically explains semiotics, but I found it quite interesting.

Semiotics: The study of signs

This video was really helpful as it basically explained the theory of semiotics, starting from who thought of the idea, and went into detail about it using text, diagrams and speech.

It simplifies the semiotics theory and explains it in parts.