The Subject of Semiotics

Ray, William; Silverman, Kaja

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“…According to Saussure, language is a sign system that expresses ideas and moreover is something that can be compared in an alphabet writing system that is agreed to have certain sounds, symbolic rituals, formulas about a speed, military signals, and so on. But the most important thing is the system [7]. Barthers argued that "Semiology aims to explain all sign systems: images, gestures, literature, music, objects, and complex associations of all of them."…”

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Interpreting the Nasib Kulo Song of Kemas Anwar Beck in Bebaso (Semiotics Study)

Sukma,

Widyastutieningrum,

Mulyana

2024

KSS

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A song is composed of a series of tones that form a melody and support musical elements. It uses the tones of a human voice to beautifully and meaningfully express thoughts or feelings The combination of a song with a lively poem (text) can stir up a lot of emotions in the audience and have a major effect on their soul. This study aims to explore the emotions evoked by Kemas Anwar Beck’s lyrics for his song Nasib Kulo and how his experiences show up in using language and wordplay to give his lyrics a unique and appealing quality. The study focuses on analyzing the content of the song lyrics and interpreting their meaning in a qualitative descriptive manner. A semiotic theory is used to decipher the meaning of the lyrics that were penned in polite Palembang Alus language. Moreover, a musicology approach is also used to analyze the musical form. The results show that the song Nasib Kulo uses two types of symbols, namely, verbal meaning in the form of poetry or lyrics and non-verbal meaning in the form of song elements, that is, chord progression, melody, tempo, and dynamics. As a result of the creativity of the artist, the mindset of life conception and lifestyle are reflected in his artwork. In conclusion, the song Nasib Kulo that is written in Palembang Alus language is very influential for individuals and communities. Keywords: interpretation, Nasib Kulo song, semiotics, artists, Palembang Alus

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Interpreting the Nasib Kulo Song of Kemas Anwar Beck in Bebaso (Semiotics Study)

Sukma,

Widyastutieningrum,

Mulyana

2024

KSS

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“…Semiotics is the analysis of signs and their possibilities of interpretation, and semiosis is the process of making meanings from signs. According to Silverman (1983) semiotics which can be traced back to classical times evolved into a theory through the concepts of Ferdinand De Saussure, Charles Sanders Peirce, Roland Barthes,et al (p. 3). It analyzed how signs assume meaning through their interaction with referents and are conveyed through recipients.…”

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Unfolding the Visual Abbreviations: A Semiotic Reading of Academy Award- Winning Film Parasite Directed by Bong Joon-Ho

Plalamattom,

Mathew

2024

ShodhKosh J. Vis. Per. Arts

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The film has a strong relationship with language as both are means of communication. Film’s affinity to language is also because both carry ideas in the form of signs. When language uses graphic and phonemic signs for signification, films use visual signs. From a poststructuralist perspective, the signs in a visual narrative make multiple readings possible as in written and spoken language, and make film a visual art that gives its viewers an aesthetic experience. The transition of film from the silent era to the digital age as a result of the revolutionary developments in cinematographic techniques has increased the possibilities for multiple interpretations. This paper attempts a semiotic analysis of the Academy Award-winning film Parasite by applying the concepts of theorists like Christian Metz and Roland Barthes. The paper begins with the major arguments put forth by Christian Metz regarding the sign and its application in film and proceeds to explain the five codes in semiotics proposed by Roland Barthes. The paper concludes with the application of these concepts in analyzing the visual signifiers in the film Parasite to justify that semiotics have educated the audience in analyzing film to explore its connotative meanings.

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“…Decriminalising the users of girls and women's bodies as labour would further normalise and politicise this insidious form of abuse already dangerously normalised creating inroads for legal abuse. Discourse is "inseparable from language" (Silverman, 1983) and should be addressed and concertedly altered to reveal such hidden ways of seeing experienced by those at the lowest finance brackets and have the potential to re-create major ideological facets in ways of seeing. This acknowledgement is vital before laws like this are proposed which would only further seek to erase women in language on an ideological level, by replacing authentic representations with heteronormative objects.…”

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The Language of Togetherness: Woman, Intimacy, and the Early COVID-19 Western Narrative

Brooks

2024

JSS

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The news constructed language in the beginning of the COVID-19 narrative was characterized by the strategic construction of meaning and the use of specific narratives used to shape societal perceptions and influence responses to the virus. The discourse on COVID-19 employed specific narratives that were designed to strengthen the bonds between men and women through increased intimacy amidst the onset of the virus, which was fundamental to the UK's response. Sky News narratives were disseminated across many countries and played a crucial role in shaping societal perceptions and influencing responses to the pandemic on a wider scale to manage conflict through the construction of meaning, using discursive devices to shape the narrative and influence the masse. The simple life, family values and a back to nature approach were just some of the sub discourses that make up the master discourse of intimacy. Intimacy had become somewhat of a taboo post-millennium what with the onslaught of sadistic internet forms of male on female pornography-and the general mainstreaming of the sex industry-and was hidden from dominant ways of seeing prevalent in the Western post-millennial context. In this essay, critical discourse analysis (CDA) is used to understand the discourse of news construction as a social practice in which language plays a central role, emphasized by a post-structuralist paradigm. The arrival of Covid came with an unexpected change in the cultural dynamics between men and women, transgressing the language of lost rapport left by the sex industry and its gendered hierarchies between the sexes in late capitalism.

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The Subject of Semiotics

Cited by 11 publications

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Interpreting the Nasib Kulo Song of Kemas Anwar Beck in Bebaso (Semiotics Study)

Interpreting the Nasib Kulo Song of Kemas Anwar Beck in Bebaso (Semiotics Study)

Unfolding the Visual Abbreviations: A Semiotic Reading of Academy Award- Winning Film Parasite Directed by Bong Joon-Ho

The Language of Togetherness: Woman, Intimacy, and the Early COVID-19 Western Narrative

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