Zeichen is the german word for a sign. It also means symbol, mark, signal, indication, and clue.
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Zeichentheorie
Zeichentheorie in the German language is the word for semiology. The word is made of two words - Zeichen and theorie. Where the latter is obviously german for theory. So, the German word semiology is Zeichentheorie which literally translates to Theory of the signs.
Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist is a word that most of us know from the movie with the same name, that became famous in the early 2000s. The word Zeitgeist translates to the spirit of the time or an era. Usually, Zeitgeist is used to define the dominant feelings or "mood" of an era.
Zero Degree
Zero Degree is a term, coined by Roland Barthes for the writing style that is trying to self-erase or hide. For example, in the works of Albert Camus, Émile Zola, and Ernest Hemingway we can see a writing style that is trying not to focus the attention on itself. Yet,...
Zoosemiosis
Zoosemiosis is a whole spectrum of sign processes, that is taking place in the animal kingdom. Sometimes the term Zoosemiosis is used in a broad manner, which includes anthroposemiosis. Other times, in a narrower sense, excluding that way sign processes and forms,...
Zoosemiotics
Zoosemiotics is a branch of semiotics, focused on Zoosemiosis. The term Zoosemiotics was coined by Thomas Sebeok in 1963. The term was defined as follows: A discipline that is a part of semiology, the main focus of which is ethology, and the scientific study of the...
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Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of language. It encompasses the analysis of every aspect of language, as well as the methods for studying and modeling them. The traditional areas of linguistic analysis include phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics,...
Phenomenology
A term used by Charles S. Peirce to denote a discipline of philosophy. The term is also used to denote an important movement in modern philosophy, identified with such thinkers as Edmund Husserl, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and Roman Ingarden. It could be said that this...
Feminism
Feminism is an ideology, that, like other ideologies uses reductionism to explain complex issues like, for example, the one that the feminists most commonly cite - the rights to equal pay. Like most ideologies, the feministic too has its roots in somewhat reasonable...
Rationalism
Rationalism in a very general sense means devotion to reason; in a narrower sense, it refers to the doctrine that reason itself has the ability to know reality. In a general sense, then, the rationalist is a defender and advocate of reason. Rationalism is often used...
Intertextuality
Intertextuality is a term introduced by Julia Kristeva and widely accepted by literary theorists to denote the complex way in which a text relates to other texts. Just as there is no sign separate from other signs, there is no text separate from other texts. In...
Free Course in Semiology
A completely and truly free course on Semiology (Semiotics). Learn about the meaning of signs, how and why did the field emerged. What is the relationship between the street signs and the signs that we use every day - words.
