Semiotics

As a speech pathologist, it is important to know the difference between a language disorder and a language difference. A Language Disorder is a deficit in producing and comprehending language. A language difference is a style of language that differs from the standard dialect of mainstream culture. For example, a person who lives in Mississippi may speak differently than a person from Ohio. Both individuals speak English the region’s they are from have structural differences and language usage…

The simple definition of a symbol is something either materialistic or idealistic that can represent something else. Symbols are a special way authors express their story’s message. The reader should use imagination or creativity through symbols to find out what the author's message is in the story/poem. Most people picture a symbol being an object or an image rather than an event or an action. Also, symbols aren’t hidden in plain sight like most readers are used to. However, there are times…

In Roland Barthes “Toys” and Maria Edgeworth’s “Toys” they both talk about how toys have affected the culture for the good and the bad. Toys have had a big impact on the way children grow up; it has changed the culture since younger generations are becoming adults. While I was growing up as a child one of my favorite toys was the Gameboy. It had many different games that you could play. The Gameboy was a massive technologic advance that the children of my generation got to play with. I think it…

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION By mohamed shabeen A1. The process of communication Sender The person who create the message with the intention of passing it onto others Encoding Since the subject of matter communication is theoretical it’s the conversion of subject into these symbols is the process of encoding Channel The channel is where the information is send through ether it is formal or informal Decoding Is the person who receiver the information and converts the message to a manner in…

Typical codes and conventions of Billboard: 3 visual images 2 separated text black and white colors. In this visual we can see the letter ‘M’ with a big scale and a slogan at its bottom; a fries box in the middle of the billboard, in front of the fries box we have another text and on its right we have a clown holding a knife in his right hand. The billboard seem like it is placed on the highway. Verbal Aspects Analysis I’m hatin’ it: Verbal sign The message behind this text: The masthead of…

In this essay I am going to give a description of Erving Goffman’s dramaturgical approach. I am going to define dramaturgy and how this work by Erving Goffman was influenced by Kenneth Burke. I will explain this concept of dramaturgy through Goffman’s main ideas of the presentation of self and also impression management. Within these concepts are a number of ideas that help Goffman relate life to that of a play. I will assess the dramaturgical approach of Erving Goffman. Finally, by applying…

(1) To my mind, denotation is what we observe, how we perceived from this object. Denotation represents the external concepts of our world, whereas, connotation is related to personal interpretation and experience, it has many different functions, and explores its internal thoughts. (2) In term of realizing the difference between denotation and connotation, for this week’s reading, I really like “Dude” written by Scott F.KIESLING. This article illustrates dude’s denotation and connotation in…

Iconography: Iconography is the practice of perceiving a visual work for more than what it is plainly seen as. Through different lenses a viewer can assume more deeper meanings about the artwork. These assumptions can be related to many areas such as: time period, how it relates to literature, social classes, culture, values, and the relationship between the artist and his/her subject. An example of how we learned, as a class, to use iconography was with our observation of Jan Van Eyck’s…

The Pohnpeian Language I. Introduction As human beings we communicate in some form weather its using our mouths, sounds, motions, clicking sounds, etc. Either way we communicate to build relationships or to simply get a task done. There are roughly about 7,000 different languages spoken around the world and changes yearly (BBC). All different and from various regions of the world all have one thing in common and that is grammatical structure. A. Background Information First, thing about writing…

Every 14 days, a new language is wiped off the Earth and half of the languages spoken today are expected to vanish by the year 2100 (Brown). The decline of these valuable and ancient languages is diminishing long kept cultures as well as limiting our ability to obtain and preserve vital knowledge. The languages of many communities connect them, acting as glue that links generations and preserves heritage (Cohen). Language is a valuable tool used to pass down ancient culture and ideas to future…