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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessémiotique
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sémiotique
"La sémiotique analyse la structure des langages visuels."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation.
"She applied the principles of semiotics to analyze the hidden meanings in modern advertising."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 17th century from Greek sēmeiōtikos ('of or relating to signs'), derived from sēmeion ('sign').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "semiotics" is said worldwide
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sémiotique
Transliteration: sémiotique
"La sémiotique analyse la structure des langages visuels."
Semiotik
Transliteration: Semiotik
"Die Semiotik beschäftigt sich mit Zeichen und Zeichensystemen."
semiotica
Transliteration: semiotica
"La semiotica studia i processi di significazione."
semiótica
Transliteration: semiótica
"La semiótica es fundamental para entender los medios de comunicación."
semiótica
Transliteration: semiótica
"O estudo da semiótica nos ajuda a decodificar imagens."
लक्षण विज्ञान
Transliteration: lakshan vigyan
"लक्षण विज्ञान संकेतों और प्रतीकों का अध्ययन है।"
符号学
Transliteration: fúhàoxué
"符号学是一门研究符号及其意义的学科。"
기호학
Transliteration: gihohak
"기호학은 언어와 비언어적 기호를 연구하는 학문이다."
記号論
Transliteration: kigōron
"記号論は文化や言語における意味の伝達を分析する。"
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