Diagnostic test semiotics

What is semiotics?

• The study of how people communicate with abreviations.

• The study of word combinations and communication.

• The study of words and their meaning.

• The study of sign processes or signification and communication.

Which is a convention of the gestural semiotic system?

• Gaze/ eye movement

• Texture

• Line

• Position

Interpretation of semiotics most largely differs between

• ages

• cultures

• occupations

• gender

According to Saussure, reality and language are

• close

• distant

Which refers to the "mental image"

• Signified

• Signifier

Connotation

• Goes with semiotic of language. (Saussure)

• Goes with semiotic of cultures (Barthes)

Denotation

• Goes with semiotic of language. (Saussure)

• Goes with semiotic of cultures. (Barthes)