On the cover of More! the character again embodies the self for the reader. She represents the more! "ethos of youthful‚ cheeky impertinence" (in Curran 1996: 189) Her red‚ low-cut dress suggests that she is sassy; a vixen that has sexual needs and is not afraid to fulfil them. Again‚ the clear skin and perfect features encourage the reader to believe that there is an inner-beauty within everyone that will shine through. However‚ the More! model does not appear as innocent as the 19 model. Her hair
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The psycholinguistics of metaphor Glucksberg’s article was about how humans could understand metaphors. To determine how humans are capable of comprehending metaphors‚ Glucksberg draws a comparison between metaphorical and literal phrases to find their similarities and discover any distinct differences in their processing. To do this‚ he examines two hypothesized ways of processing metaphors and uses the evidence in his arsenal to find the most accurate hypothesis. To understand how the
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These images carry with them social meanings and myths. “Semiotics‚ or semiology‚ is the study of signs‚ symbols‚ and signification. It is the study of how meaning is created‚ not what it is.” (Semiotic terminology 2001‚ p.1) Through analysing the image semiology allows a cultural researcher to investigate the hidden social myths within texts and discover their shared meanings. This essay explains some of the terminology used in semiotics and the ideologies behind this image. The essay demonstrates
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A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes a subject by asserting that it is‚ on some point of comparison‚ the same as another otherwise unrelated object. Metaphor is a type of analogy and is closely related to other rhetorical figures of speech that achieve their effects via association‚ comparison or resemblance including allegory‚ hyperbole‚ and simile. In simpler terms‚ a metaphor compares two objects or things without using the words "like" or "as". One of the most prominent examples
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J. R. R. Tolkien’s use of similes in "The Fellowship of the Ring‚" like most of his figurative language and imagery in the Ring trilogy‚ attach characters and events to the neighboring dwarf and elven lands‚ to nature. He‚ made what novel experts of Concordia University have called a Christian epic‚ locates spirituality not in a Christ-like figure‚ such as C.S. Lewis’ Aslan‚ but in recurrent relation to innate vigor. His nature similes ground Middle Earth folk in spiritual life. The way he chooses
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Semiotics of Music: Analysis of White Room by Cream Introduction In western today‚ there are two major types of music that prevail. On the one hand‚ there is classical music‚ choir music generally performed by solo artists. On the other hand‚ there is popular music or rock music performed by rock groups. This article provides a detailed semiotic analysis of “white room” by Cream in the 1968. The period‚ after the 1940-1950 eras‚ was when rock’ n roll began to take shape (Anthony Gribin &
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Literary Semiotics Quite often the terms semiotics and semiology are equal‚ so that often instead semiotics use semiology and vice versa. Ferdinand de Saussure speaks of the sign and the first makes the distinction between semiotics and semiology. Semiotics is the general theory of signs. Semiology study the functioning of the sign in the social practice. Today avoids this distinction and semiotics equate with semiology‚ ie‚ they are synonyms. GENERAL Semiotics: The sign does not exist only
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Gurminder Kambo – 090258100 CS 235 Naveen Joshi March 8‚ 2012 Semiotic Analysis Assignment In modern western society‚ advertisements dominate our culture and consumer affairs. We are bombarded with thousands of advertisements everyday‚ which become a part of our everyday lives. Culture determines the taste of consumers‚ advertisements is a tool to sell products to the general public that were influenced by our cultural trends. This could be telling us how to feel‚ what to like and what
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Structuralism and Semiotics What is Structuralism? Structuralism is the name that is given to a wide range of discourses that study underlying structures of signification. Signification occurs wherever there is a meaningful event or in the practise of some meaningful action. Hence the phrase‚ "signifying practices." A meaningful event might include any of following: writing or reading a text; getting married; having a discussion over a cup of coffee; a battle. Most (if not all) meaningful events
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Studying semiotics: When we are looking at the study of semiotics it means we are to analyze the use of signs and symbols that the magazine cover uses. When studying a picture‚ advertisement or magazine cover you can take almost anything as a sign or symbol‚ anything can represent anything at the discretion of the writer or editor. It is for us to interpret what each sign or symbol is representing to the best of our knowledge. Semiotics are important in a work as they give us a better insight into
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