SEMIOTICS

Symbols and semiotics

Semiotics is the study of signs, symbols, and signification as communicative behavior. Semiotics studies focus on the relationship of the signifier and the signified, also taking into account the interpretation of visual cues, body language, sound, and other contextual clues.

Semiotics is linked with linguistics and psychology.

Semioticians not only study what a symbol implies but also how it got its meaning and how it functions to make meaning in society.

Symbols allow the human brain continuously to create meaning using sensory input and decode symbols through both denotation and connotation.