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    Semiotics mindmap

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    Semiotics Mind Map 1. Process school. Figure: See section 6. “’It sees communication as a process by which one person affects the behaviour or state of mind of another” Fiske (2011: 2) The Message 2. Semiotics Figure: See section 7. “The second school (semiotics) sees communication as the production and exchange of meanings” Fiske (2011: 2) Signification __? The message interacts with people on order to produce meanings The Message 3. Signs and Codes “Signs are artefacts or acts

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    choice itself‚ where syntax deals more with the overall word and sentence placement in a paragraph. To have correct diction‚ one should be aware of the concepts of denotation and annotation. Strunk and White’s Handbook informs that the denotation of a word is its exact‚ literal meaning found in a reliable dictionary. The three types of denotation are unabridged; extensive background and research on the word‚ abridged; only holds the most commonly used words‚ and specialized; only focuses on a certain area

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    sentence and varies with inflectional form. 4. Polysemy d. The substitution of one word for anoter with which it is associated. 5. Referance e. A word that is written and/ or pronounced the same way as another‚ but has a different meaning. 6. Denotation f. The individual meaning of each word has in the system of language 7. Metaphor g. The tranference of meaning from on object to another based on similarities between these two. 8. Metonymy h. A word that has two or more meaning. 9. Hyponymy

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    Common Experience Common Experience Problem in Conventions of Meaning Denotation A denotation is usually the dictionary definition of a word. Denotative meanings name objects‚ people or events without indicating positive or negative qualities. Such words as car‚ desk‚ book‚ house‚ and water convey denotative meanings. The receiver has a similar understanding of the thing in which the word is used. Denotation A connotation is an implication of a word or a suggestion separate from the usual

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    signified within the image is the woman’s hand positioning‚ facing away from the body and being leant on‚ (signifier)‚ and submission being the concept the signifier is referring to‚ (signified.) Denotations are: “The most basic or literal meaning of a sign…” (Semiotic terminology 2001‚ p.1) Some denotations in the image are: a thin female‚ a small bikini‚ blonde hair. According to Erkki Huhtamo (2003‚ p.5) connotation is the “…additional cultural meanings we can also find from the image or text.”

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    London‚ watching all the mismatched faces pass you. Watching them wallow in self misery‚ and crying with soot in there eyes. In William Blake’s poem “London” the imagery shows makes you think of this image. “London” produces horrific imagery‚ great denotations for anyone to solve‚ and several figures of speech. “London” a well written poem‚ shows imagery throughout the first and last word. “How the chimney-sweeper’s cry/Every black’ning church appalls”(Blake 9-10). With this line you can just see chimney

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    time period of World War 2 in the 20th century. Both denotations were dropped in 1945. It was an attack that was ordered by the United States on Japanese land because the Japanese had attacked previously attacked the United States. Japan had initiated this conflict and the U.S was determined in ending it. This document states that an overview of the immense damage to Japanese infrastructure‚ population‚ and willpower following the denotations of nuclear weapons above Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is

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    Two words may have similar denotations‚ but over time events and trends change the meaning of these words. Words such as “gang” and “club” have evolved‚ and since evolving one has arose as a positive word and the other a negative. These changes in connotations develop when an event becomes significant enough to be a part of the media and become ingrained in history. Then from then on these words cannot ever go back to meaning anything different because of a popular following and spreading. Both

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    Tone Assignment Peter Sigouin Ka-Ching! Margaret Atwood ENG4U In Margaret Atwood’s Ka-Ching!‚ the dominant tone of the passage is nostalgic and contemplative. When Atwood describes her first job‚ working for a small hotel coffee shop‚ she refers to it as being a clean‚ well-lighted‚ with booths‚ counters and waitresses. She is looking back on what seemed to be a poor experience. The basis of the Machiavellian characteristics was to do whatever it took to gain

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    does not want to be affiliated with them. Zirlsinski also includes “beat” this word is a very loaded word that is negative‚ meaning you wouldn’t want to hear about a man beating his wife or kids. The denotation of “beat” is to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly‚ just the words denotation makes you uncomfortable to think about. To beat a woman would take a very unstable person definitely if that woman is harmless to them. The word “stripped” was also used in the passage. Stripped is a word

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