Communication not through spoken or written words. Facial expressions and gestures are examples of such communication. Check Semiology.net's section on Body Language.
Semiology Glossary
Normative Science
Normative science is a term used by Charles S. Peirce to denote one of the three philosophical disciplines (logic, ethics, and aesthetics) concerned with providing a general theory of normative behavior (of human action, insofar as it could be regulated by norms and...
Object
The etymology of the word object suggests that an object is: that is always against something else (to object) that which opposes one thing to another. The equivalent of the word object in German is Gegenstand which, again, means to oppose. Check: Alterity Difference...
Object, Immediate vs. Dynamic
An immediate object is an object as it is represented by the sign, on the other hand, a dynamic object is an object as it is in reality, regardless of how the sign represents it. Charles Peirce introduces this difference to the semiotic field. By introducing the...
Ostranenie
Ostranenie is a word of Russian origin, used by Viktor Shklovsky as well as by other Russian formalists in order to identify the core function of poetry, among other art forms. Ostranenie means to "do something strange" and Shklovsky used it because he believed that...
Other of the Other vs. Other of the Same
Other of the Other and Other of the Same are terms used by the French Feminist Luce Irigaray, that she used to differentiate the ways that women are represented by women and how they are allegedly represented by what feminists call the patriarchal System of...
Other, Otherness
Other is what is usually interpreted as different or unassimilable. For example, the unconscious is unassimilable for Consciousness. See also: Alterity Difference Object
Pan-
Greek prefix for everything or everyone. The panacea is a cure for all diseases, the panoramic view is clear, in which all directions can be seen simultaneously. Related: Pansemiotic
Panchronic
Panchronic comes from the Greek words pan- and Chronos (time). A panchronic approach to, say, language is an approach that includes every aspect or all dimension of time. It must be understood in relation to diachronic and synchronic. The diachronic approach focuses...
Pansemiotic, Pansemioticsm
Understanding that everything is in some way and to some extent a sign. Charles S. Peirce goes a long way in claiming that "the whole universe ... is permeated with signs, if not composed exclusively of signs" (CP 5.448). Umberto Eco warns of semiotic imperialism -...
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Definiendum
A Latin word meaning a word or expression that is subject to definition differs from definiens (the definition or expression proposed as such). When defining "hammer" as "a tool for forging and removing nails and similar objects", "hammer" is the definition, and "tool...
Deictic
A definition, used by linguists and sometimes by semioticians to denote signs that relate directly to the temporal, spatial, or personal aspects of the situation in which the utterance or discourse takes place. Now/then; here/there; I/you and this/that are deictic...
Denotation
To learn more about denotation, please visit the connotation article.
Denotatum
An object, event, or thing of any kind, denoted by a word or expression, to which the word or sentence refers. The terms denotation and reference, as used by Charles Morris, almost always coincide in reference (Bedeutung) and meaning (Sinn).
Diachronic
From Greek, dia- through, across and Chronos, time. Dealing with phenomena (e.g., the spelling of words or grammar rules) according to their changes over a period of time; more roughly, the equivalent of historical or temporal. Ferdinand de Saussure clearly...
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