Definitions for semiotics
ˌsi miˈɒt ɪks, ˌsɛm i-, ˌsi maɪ-semi·otics

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1. semiotics, semiologynoun

   (philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols

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1. Semioticsnoun

   The study of signs as an element of communication; the analysis of systems of communication; -- also called semiology.

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1. semioticsnoun

   The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.

2. Etymology: Coined by John Locke from σημειωτικός, from σημειοῦν, from σημεῖον, from σῆμα.

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1. Semiotics

   Semiotics (also called semiotic studies) is the systematic study of sign processes (semiosis) and meaning making. Semiosis is any activity, conduct, or process that involves signs, where a sign is defined as anything that communicates something, usually called a meaning, to the sign's interpreter. 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. Signs can also communicate feelings (which are usually not considered meanings) and may communicate internally (through thought itself) or through any of the senses: visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, or gustatory (taste). Contemporary semiotics is a branch of science that studies meaning-making and various types of knowledge.The semiotic tradition explores the study of signs and symbols as a significant part of communications. Unlike linguistics, semiotics also studies non-linguistic sign systems. Semiotics includes the study of signs and sign processes, indication, designation, likeness, analogy, allegory, metonymy, metaphor, symbolism, signification, and communication. Semiotics is frequently seen as having important anthropological and sociological dimensions; for example the Italian semiotician and novelist Umberto Eco proposed that every cultural phenomenon may be studied as communication. Some semioticians focus on the logical dimensions of the science, however. They examine areas also belonging to the life sciences—such as how organisms make predictions about, and adapt to, their semiotic niche in the world (see semiosis). Fundamental semiotic theories take signs or sign systems as their object of study; applied semiotics analyzes cultures and cultural artifacts according to the ways they construct meaning through their being signs. The communication of information in living organisms is covered in biosemiotics (including zoosemiotics and phytosemiotics). Semiotics is not to be confused with the Saussurean tradition called semiology, which is a subset of semiotics.

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1. semiotics

   Semiotics is the scientific study of signs, symbols, and their interpretation or communication. It is concerned with how meaning is created and conveyed in various contexts such as language, images, gestures, and objects. This field draws upon a wide range of disciplines including linguistics, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and anthropology.

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1. Semioticsnoun

   semeiology

2. Semioticsnoun

   same as Semeiotics

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1. Semiotics

   Semiotics, also called semiotic studies and including semiology, is the study of signs and sign processes, indication, designation, likeness, analogy, metaphor, symbolism, signification, and communication. Semiotics is closely related to the field of linguistics, which, for its part, studies the structure and meaning of language more specifically. However, as different from linguistics, semiotics studies also non-linguistic sign systems. Semiotics is often divided into three branches: ⁕Semantics: Relation between signs and the things to which they refer; their denotata, or meaning ⁕Syntactics: Relations among signs in formal structures ⁕Pragmatics: Relation between signs and sign-using agents Semiotics is frequently seen as having important anthropological dimensions; for example, Umberto Eco proposes that every cultural phenomenon can be studied as communication. However, some semioticians focus on the logical dimensions of the science. They examine areas belonging also to the natural sciences – such as how organisms make predictions about, and adapt to, their semiotic niche in the world. In general, semiotic theories take signs or sign systems as their object of study: the communication of information in living organisms is covered in biosemiotics.

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1. societism

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=semiotics
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=semiotics
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Semiotics
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiotics
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semiotics
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=semiotics