Semiotics

Language is a method of communication, either spoken or written, which varies around the world. Language is not only used by humans, but animals too. It is undeniable that all creatures that roam the earth have their own language, or way of communicating. However, each language is entirely different. One is more predominately advanced, human’s language. Humans are able to share past, present and even the idea of future experiences with one another through communication. Bees use communication…

Vocabulary We can say that the most prominent differences between USEng and EngEng is the vocabulary. Vocabulary as a main factor in the language can vary even in the same language between dialects. For this differences between vocabulary, there are many reasons as listed by Trudgill & Hannah 2008: first, new objects and experiences were encountered in North America which needed naming, either by adapting EngEng vocabulary or by creating new words: e.g. Corn is the general English term…

1. The term nonverbal communication refers to communication without the use of sounds or vocalization. Heider (2007) says these include gestures, expressions, and space. Nonverbal communication is often just as powerful as vocal communication as they often express subconscious feelings or thoughts. A holistic view of a cultures language can only be achieved after examining both the verbal and nonverbal communication. Nonverbal communication is important to anthropological research because they…

Aboriginal culture plays a very large role in the province of Saskatchewan. There are the Metis people, the non-status indian groups, and many others scattered not only throughout the province, but the entire country. With many Aboriginal cultures come many symbols, some of which may mean something different to each aboriginal group. One symbol that has been found scattered across Saskatchewan and can have multiple meanings is the Medicine wheel. Through history the meanings may have been…

Anyanwu and Appah (2013) stated that “Color symbolism, is the means whereby colors become medium or means through which messages are transmitted or the means whereby colors in themselves represent, stand for, or denote something but themselves. The colors readily convey messages by drawing us into the world of the meaning of such colors.” Meaning that every color we see has a definitive meaning. Color is merely, a phenomenon of light or visual perception that enables one to differentiate…

Language, how we communicate, is powerful because it can be used to stop wars or start them. If you didn’t know the right language to use with someone or didn’t use the correct language then we would have ineffective communication. For example when groups go on mission trips or even just go out of the country for fun they have to use a translator if they don’t know the language. Why? you may ask. Well, because without the ability to speak the language the people who went out of the country are…

Language is defined by Merriam Webster as “The words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a community”. Language is one of the most powerful tools in human communication. Through words, people shape their identities, and via speaking, people can express attitudes, feelings, and experiences to one another. Amy Tan’s essay “Mother Tongue” (1990) as well as Deena Kamel’s Toronto Star article “A Language Without Limits” (2008) both express ideas involving…

Beattie, G., & Sale, L. (2012). Do metaphoric gestures influence how a message is perceived? The effects of metaphoric gesture-speech matches and mismatches on semantic communication and social judgment. Semiotica, 2012(192), 77-98. Retrieved from Communication and Mass Media Complete. Evidence in the study included in the article has demonstrated that people are not only sensitive to the information contained in concrete imagistic gesture, but furthermore, that they combine this gestural…

In The Giver, the community places great importance on language and requires the use of certain words or phrases. Many specific words are used to distort or hide the actual meaning of the words, making them sound less emotional. To the people living in the community, these words are used every day and appear normal; however, to a reader certain words and phrases appear awkward and disturbing. Some interesting examples of manipulated language are “telling,” “comfort object,” and “Naming list.”…

Martin and Nakayama noted how scholars of cultural communication describe how various aspects of culture are enacted in speech communities that is in contexts (p.111). Furthermore, they seek to understand communication patterns that are situated socially and give voice to cultural identity according to Martin and Nakayama (p.111). Additionally, they examine how the cultural forms and frames (terms, rituals, myths, and social dramas) are enacted through structuring norms of conversation and…