SEMIOTICS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols

Synonyms:

semiology; semiotics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("semiotics" is a kind of...):

philosophical doctrine; philosophical theory (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)

Domain category:

philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)

Derivation:

semiotic; semiotical (of or relating to semiotics)

semiotician (a specialist in the study of meaning)