semiosis

American  

[see-mee-oh-sis, sem-ee-, see-mahy-] / ˌsi miˈoʊ sɪs, ˌsɛm i-, ˌsi maɪ- /

noun

Semiotics.

1. the process of connecting a sign, the particular use of that sign, and the specific meaning the observer associates with that sign, such as when someone sees a red light as an instruction to stop, or reads the word tree and thinks of a tree.

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Etymology

Origin of semiosis

First recorded in 1905–10; introduced by U.S. philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce; from Greek sēmeíōsis “sign”

Example Sentences

The semiosis of naming children reflects this condition.

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Rudimentary signs, incipient language, oral communication, notation, and writing are stages in the semiosis of means of expression and communication.

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Through language processes paralleled by the semiosis of high gastronomy, truffles enter the market as sign-of a discriminating palate, of snobbery, or of actually knowing why truffles are good.

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The word signal, snap numbers, color code, and play name are part of the semiosis.

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To see how the practical experience of the market freed itself from language and literacy, let us now examine the market process as semiosis in its various aspects.

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