07:700:292 Lecture 4: Week 3 - 02_04_2019
Document Summary
Sign and object connected through linguistic definition that is agreed upon within social context and of a general nature. All three of above qualities must be present for a sign to be a symbol. Symbols always need words but words aren"t always symbols. Meaning is linguistically based and socially agreed upon. Imaginative connection between actual sound and perceived resemblance. Music that is meaningful to us is usually defined by our past experiences. Song, genre, or style that is practiced by a particular region or social group can index that group. Any of the parameters occurring simultaneously may potentially operate as individual signs in consort or conflict. Artists and musicians primarily use iconic and indexical signs. Everyday speech and academic writing involve a number of symbols. Lyrics of a song might trigger symbolic relations, but music is meaningful beyond words. Every musical sound, performance movement, and contextual features that affect perceiver are signs.
