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Semiotics
• History Of Semiotics – Aslem
• The Meaning of a sign – Scott
• The Use of Semiotics in Advertising and media – Tommy
• Application + Overview - Alex
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History of semiotics
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Hitchhikers Guide to Semiotics
• Semiotic beginnings in the 11th and 12th century
• Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)
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• Peter Abelard (1079-1142), in many respects the most important author of the 12th century
• introduces a distinction, distinguishing between signs that simply signify (signa significantia) and signs that are, as significative signs (signa significativa)
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Yet more History. Joy.
• genesis of an elaborate theory of signs in the second half of the 13th century
• Kilwardby points out that there are several ‘sciences of signs’ (diversae sunt scientiae de signis) according to the various kinds of signs
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The Swiss connection
• The Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913)
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Key Figures
• Charles Sanders Peirce ( (1839-1914)• Charles William Morris (1901-1979)• Roland Barthes (1915-1980)• Algirdas Greimas (1917-1992)• Yuri Lotman (1922-1993)• Christian Metz (1931-1993)• Umberto Eco (b 1932)• Julia Kristeva (b 1941). • Louis Hjelmslev (1899-1966) • Roman Jakobson (1896-1982).• Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908-1990) in anthropology • Jacques Lacan (1901-1981) in psychoanalysis.
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The Meaning of a Sign
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“A sign is anything that can be used to tell a lie." - Umberto Eco
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Signs
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windows
yahoo
msn
Internetexplorer
pepsiword
shell
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HitlerBill gates
A convict Al Capone
Take your daughter to work
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This is a famous painting by Rene Magritte called "The Treachery of Images."
The caption at the bottom is French, it reads “This is not a pipe.”
Actually it’s not a famous painting, it’s a digital image of the painting.
Or, to be even more precise, a digital image of a photograph of the painting.
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• Many parts to a sign
• The Signifer - The signifier is any material that the thing signifies, e.g., words on a page or a picture.
• The Signified - The signified is the concept(meaning) that a signifier refers to.
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• Signifier = The word rose
• Signified = The mental image in your head of a certain type of flower
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• Signified #2 = The meaning behind both what the Signifier #1 and Signified #1 means or stands for.
• Signified #2 = The second meaning both of the Signifier #1 & Signified #1
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Examples of
semiotics today.
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• Everywhere you look.
– Billboards
– Magazines
– Even transport
– Anywhere that uses static advertisement.
• Companies use semiotics to sway
the consumer.
• Some examples
Examples of Semiotics Today
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• Athletes departing from the starting line.
• Reflects on the product which is being promoted.
• Writing symbolises that the buyer will inherit the thrill of being an athlete.
• You might never be an athlete, but this game is the closest you will get.
Examples of Semiotics Today – Example #1
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• The same applies with this advert:
• Tough man image.
• The advert says you need to be tough to play the game.
• In reality, this game is a simulation.
• You probably aren’t a tough guy, or ever will be.
Examples of Semiotics Today – Example #2
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• A more psychological example:
• Known as the left-right conflict
• Try identifying the colour, not what the writing tells you.
• Prime example of semiotics
• Metaphorically, this is how adverts manipulate the consumer.
Examples of Semiotics Today – Example #3
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• The most famous example of semiotics.
• by Rene Magritte
• Translates to ‘This is not a pipe’.
• It’s a picture of a pipe, not a pipe itself.
Examples of Semiotics Today – Example #4
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This is not an orange kettle…
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…nor is this a cat smoking a cigarette..
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- They’re only digital images on a presentation about semiotics.
- The consumer cleverly uses imagery to generate sales.
- Onto Mr. Fox for the overview…
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Applications + Overview
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Using semiotics
• What media? (Film, Imagery?)
• Audience?
• How is it going to be interpreted?
• Message?
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What Media?
• Increasing use of signs and symbols in everyday media
• Digital media (Web, O/S etc)
• Traditional Media (paintings, posters, ads)
• Multimedia (Television etc)
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Digital Media
Often task related
Make it blindingly obvious!
Metaphors related to the real world
(familiar or direct representation)
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Traditional media
A lot of free reign – allows you to say what the hell you want!
Make it count! Remember Signifier +Signified
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Multimedia
Most effective form
Sounds – set the mood
Allsorts of visual effects possible
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Overview
• Foundation in semantics
• Originated 11th/12th Century
Key figures
Ferdinand de Saussure + Charles Sanders Pierce
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3 Main Types
Symbolic
Iconic
Indexical
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• Messages through signs
• Umberto Eco
• Used Everywhere
• Awareness of interpretation
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Useful links
• http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/semiotics.html
• http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/S4B/semiotic.html
• http://www.uvm.edu/%7Etstreete/semiotics_and_ads/the_sign.html