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lesson 1 Semiotics

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Introduction to semiotics

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1
These footprints are ____
indices of elephants existance in the area
symbols of elephants
icons of elephants
none
2
Barthes talks about two layers of meaning
signifier and signified
denotations and connotations
myth and reality
none of the above
3
A photograph of Tom Cruise is
a symbol
an icon of him
none of the above
an index
4
What is semiotics?
the study of non-verbal communication
the study of language
the study of signs and their meaning
the study of photographs
5
Which statement is false?
Signs make sense in their socio-cultural context.
Signs are universal worldwide.
Signs create meaning in relation to other signs.
Signs make sense only as part of a system.
6
Peirce classified signs as follows:
signifier and signified
text and image
denotation and connotation
symbol, icon, index
7
What do signs refer to?
gestures and objects only
words and pictures only
images and sounds only
all these
8
A signifier can have multiple signifieds.
some signifiers can have more signifieds
always
depending on the cultural context
never
9
According to Saussure a sign has the following components:
object and interpretant
denotation and connotation
image and text
signifier and signified
10
Punctuation rules are symbols because
the rules are acquired by learning
they resemble what they stand for
they are connected to the signified
they symbolize things