Ferdinand de Saussure & Semiotics
Ferdinand de Saussure was the founder of modern linguistics and explained that there is a relationship between speech and signs. Saussure is one of the founding fathers of semiotics which he called semiology. His concept of the sign/signifier/signified/referent forms the core of the field.
Semiotics is the study of the language of signs. It looks at how signs work to produce meaning or the study of how things come to have significance. This is then applied to signs.
The Signified - is the meaning or the association the sign/symbol refers to. PHYSICAL
The Signifier - is a sign or a symbol. This can vary from a word, image or even colour. MENTAL CONCEPT
Analysis Using Semiotics
- When establishing the sign, it is usually something that comes from the mise-en-scene.
- How does this 'sign' highlight to the audience something important to the scene.
- Show an understanding of why this 'sign' was shown and what it's importance is.
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