Sign: the smallest unit of meaning. Anything that can be used to communicate (or to tell a lie).
a 'signifier' (signifiant) - the form which the sign takes; and
the 'signified' (signifié) - the concept it represents.
Semiotic as a State of Mind..
It is also been describe as basic semiotical concepts which are indefinable the same as basic of mathematics such as number, point or a set. However, every semiotic studies begin with an explanation of a sign as a primary object of the science.
In our life, we usually use sign in order to communicate with each other like having a conversation or giving an information, as an example we use t
ext,sound,images,pose or sometimes a gesture to do so.
Images in semiotic:
There is a huge amount of material related to semiotics in a web. However, very little of studies of semiotics been focused in visual images.This general introduction by Daniel Chandler at the University of Wales covers most of the basic concepts or history of semiotic study.Roland Barthes Mythologies (1957). Developed by Tony McNeill at The University of Sunderland, a comprehensive site on an essential text on the semiotic analysis of popular-cultural "texts". Menu and reading list.This links to Sandra Moriarty's Visual Semiotics and the Production of Meaning in Advertising (1995) which confronts the nature of meanin
g and images. On her homepage is a list of online articles.The easiest introduction to the semiotic analysis of images is still Judith Williamson's Decoding Advertisements (1978) even if the examples used are embarrassingly out of date.
Signs of Under 18
We often see this sign when we go to a cinema to watch a movie or watch a movie in our home.this sign automatically tell us that the movie we are about to see is a movie for an adult which is above the 18 years old.This film is for aged 18 years and above only.No people under this age will be admitted.Film may contain adult themes, explicit scenes, mature content, nudity, strong language, and/or sex, etc.
Any 18+ movies shown in cinemas after April 14, 2010, will be classified as 18. The rating still uses the circle sign that the previous ratings 18SG, 18SX, 18PA and 18PL used. Any movies previously classified using the old 18+ ratings will now be re-classified as 18. However, video classification that still rated as the previous 18+ ratings is still valid.
This sign is also been applied to the smoking issues.All people under 18 are strictly not allowed to buy a cigarettes in a shop that means the shopkeeper have to take the responsibility to not sell the cigarettes to the likes of a student or everybody which is under 18 years of age.
Nevertheless this sign is always been ignored by people which did not care about their lifestyles and their own health because they will always want to break the law by saying that their old enough to see a movie with adult themes scenes that can destroy their morale values and culture, and with smoking there will more people will have a health problem such as lung cancer, heart attack and many more.
