Dictionary Entry
semiotics
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/sɛmiˈɒtɪks/Word FrequencyUncommon (3.17)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.
In a Sentence
“Students can use semiotics to explain The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication..”
Published Usage Examples
“Clearly, naming things is one of the major themes of the book, and the nature of signs (as in semiotics as well as the paranoid mediaeval style), is what Eco is really interested in, hence the title and the latin riddle that finishes the novel: Stat rosa pristina nomine, nomina nuda tenemus.”
“Recommended if … you majored in semiotics at Brown or Finnegans Wake is your favorite book.”
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Common Phrases
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