Semiotics
What is semiotics? Semiotics is the study of signs and symbols, which was first created by John Locke in 17th century. In the 19th and 20th century, Ferdinand de Saussure and Charles Sanders Pierce defined Semiotics and founded it as an interdisciplinary field of study. Semiotics can be used to determine the meaning behind certain signs by looking at which category the sign falls under. The three categories are an icon , an index , or a symbol . Semiotics is important due to the convenience it provides in determining signs every day. An icon represents something, so it could be a dear crossing road sign. A index is something that relates to what is being represented like a growling stomach indicating hunger. A symbol could be the double yellow lines on a street indicating to not cross them. Here is a great article on semiotics to check out! https://opentext.wsu.edu/theoreticalmodelsforteachingandresearch/chapter/semiotic-theory/ Rules of semiotics 1. Every sign consists of the sig
