Exploring Semiotics: Signs and Symbols in Everyday Life

The video tutorial introduces semiotics, the study of signs, explaining how objects are represented through signs like words and pictures. It discusses natural signs, such as smoke indicating fire, and symbolic signs like emojis, which are universal symbols used to express feelings across languages. The video also covers the history of emojis, noting that the first set was created by SoftBank in 1997.

What is semiotics primarily concerned with?

• The study of languages

• The study of fish

• The study of history

• The study of signs and symbols

Which of the following is an example of a natural sign?

• An emoji

• A written word

• A photograph

• Smoke indicating fire

Why are emojis considered universal symbols?

• They are a type of natural sign

• They are used only in English

• They can express the same feeling in any language

• They are only used in digital communication

When was the world's first emoji set created?

• 2005

• 1997

• 2010

• 1990

Who created the first emoji set?

• SoftBank

• Apple

• Google

• Microsoft