Meaning Of The Word Semiotics

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semiotics
uncountable noun: Semiotics is the academic study of the relationship of language and other signs to their meanings.

semiotics in American English
a general theory of signs and symbols; esp., the analysis of the nature and relationships of signs in language, usually including three branches, syntactics, semantics, and pragmatics
the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of systems of communication, as language, gestures, or clothing

semiotics in British English
the study of signs and symbols, esp the relations between written or spoken signs and their referents in the physical world or the world of ideas

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