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semiotics

[see-mee-ot-iks, sem-ee-, see-mahy-] / ˌsi miˈɒt ɪks, ˌsɛm i-, ˌsi maɪ- /
NOUN
study of signs as elements of communication
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Arcane semiotics throughout the ship were carefully reproduced.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

“For 30 years, Owens’s creations … have been as much about semiotics as status,” Haramis writes.

From New York Times Feb. 16, 2024

If you’re interested in the semiotics of Ultravox or the quickest route to Malibu, you’re in for a great time.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2023

Saussure held that there were structural laws that define how linguistic signification operated; the semiotics of Saussure and Pierce were the means of discovering these laws.

From Textbooks Jun. 15, 2022

A degree in semiotics was not required to see that I was in the presence of an ironist.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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