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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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How we get to that point is complicated, both because the book is a murder mystery and because its author was one of the foremost thinkers in the field of semiotics.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025

I always think about what the semiotics of a project are when I take it.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025

Marcel Danesi is professor emeritus of linguistic anthropology and semiotics at the University of Toronto.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2024

In tone and semiotics, “Jerry & Marge” evokes conventional sitcoms.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 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