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Sign (semiotics)
About: Sign (semiotics) is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 4080 publications have been published within this topic receiving 70333 citations. The topic is also known as: semiotic sign.
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04 Jun 2008
TL;DR: Applying Peirce’s taxonomy to gestural representations of grammatical concepts and structures, it is demonstrated in what ways his categories of icon, index, symbol, and especially the less widely used sub-categories of iconicity allow to capture both fine distinctions between and transient cases of sign-object relations within a metaphorically accessed domain.
Abstract: This paper approaches the gestural sign from a cognitive-semiotic perspective combining Peircean semiotics (Peirce, 1955, 1960) and conceptual metaphor theory (Gibbs, 1994; Johnson, 1987; Lakoff, 1993; Lakoff & Johnson, 1980, 1999; Muller, 2004; Sweetser, 1990). It suggests that these two theoretical strands share central assumptions regarding image-schematic structures, metaphorical projection, and habitual patterns of experience and interpretation (Danaher, 1998) and that exploring spontaneous co-speech gesture reveals additional points of cross-fertilization. In the gesture modality, embodied structures are re-externalized and visualized. The corpus for this study consists of videotaped academic discourse and gestures produced by four linguistics professors during introductory courses. Applying Peirce’s taxonomy to gestural representations of grammatical concepts and structures, I demonstrate in what ways his categories of icon, index, symbol, and especially the less widely used sub-categories of iconicity (image, diagram, metaphor) allow to capture both fine distinctions between and transient cases of sign-object relations within a metaphorically accessed domain. Forms of interaction between iconic and indexical modes are also briefly discussed.
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TL;DR: In this article, the work of art is conceived as a sign which is, in all but the simplest limit case, itself a structure of signs, and the problem then becomes that of stating the differentia of the esthetic sign, such differentia may be found either in the kind of things which function as esthetic signs or in objects which are designated, or (as will here be suggested) in a combi
Abstract: easy to state: such disciplines include logic, mathematics, linguis? tics, and esthetics In this paper it is proposed to indicate the larger outlines of a possible approach to esthetics in terms of the theory of signs x) From this point of view the work of art is conceived as a sign which is, in all but the simplest limit case, itself a structure of signs The problem then becomes that of stating the differentia of the esthetic sign ; such differentia may be found either in the kind of things which function as esthetic signs or in the kind of objects which are designated, or (as will here be suggested) in a combi
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TL;DR: A sign language has emerged among three generations of deaf people and their families in a Bedouin community in the Negev desert and this newly reported case sheds light on the minimal environmental social factors required to generate a language.
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25 Sep 2007
TL;DR: A series of principles for effective sign design, with instruction based on research, the latest in educational and psychological theory, real-world examples, and practical guidelines, are provided in this paper.
Abstract: This guide provides a series of principles for effective sign design, with instruction based on research, the latest in educational and psychological theory, real-world examples, and practical guidelines. Designing Interpretive Signs includes information about choosing sign location, attracting and keeping visitors' attention, organizing information so that visitors can easily follow it, and generally improving signs for a range of uses.
55 citations
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02 Mar 1999
TL;DR: The authors reveal that the use of signs by Deaf people to create a fully formed language also reflects a natural facet of communication development for all people, making no strict separation between language and gesture.
Abstract: By making no strict separation between language and gesture, this thought provoking work reveals that the use of signs by Deaf people to create a fully formed language also reflects a natural facet of communication development for all people.
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