Semiotics

Semiotics - also known as semiology - is the study of signs, both individually and grouped in sign systems, and includes the study of how meaning is transmitted and understood. Semioticians also sometimes examine how organisms, no matter how big or small, make predictions about and adapt to their semiotic niche in the world (see Semiosis). Semiotics theorises at a general level about signs, while the study of the communication of information in living organisms is covered in biosemiotics.

Related Topics:
Signs - Meaning - Understood - Semiosis - Biosemiotics

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The subject was originally spelled semeiotics to honour John Locke (1632–1704), who, in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690), first coined the term "semeiotike" from the Greek word ??????? or semeion, meaning "mark" or "sign".

Related Topics:
John Locke - 1632 - 1704 - An Essay Concerning Human Understanding - 1690

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