MDSA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Overcoat, Gregory House, Roland Barthes
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Semiology: called his unique approach to linguistics semiology, a science which studies the role of signs as part of social life. Semiology would investigate the nature of signs and the laws governing them: he argued that all linguistic signs were a combination of signifier and signified. Refers to the material form of a sign as perceived by the senses, such as. The idea evoked by the signifier, in this case, the idea of dogness. Signifier the word dog as heard by a listener. Signified: note that an actual dog is not part of the equation. For saussure, the linguistic sign has two defining traits (1) signs are arbitrary (2) signs are linear signifier and signified: the idea of dogness can be conveyed by different signifiers: dog (english), perro. Parole vs. langue: langue: the rules and conventions that organize the system.
