semiotics
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If decoding the Leipzig affair and its actual or possible ramifications seems to require an advanced degree in international semiotics, the reported facts are straightforward enough.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Arcane semiotics throughout the ship were carefully reproduced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
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
In “Negroland,” Jefferson wrote about the semiotics of self-presentation — how an unmoisturized elbow or knee signaled deficiency, while a closet full of occasion-specific pocketbooks stood for irreproachable preparedness.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 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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