Semiotics

Origin

Coined by John Locke from Ancient Greek σημειωτικός (sēmeiōtikós, "fitted for marking, portending"), from σημειοῦν (semeioun, "to mark, interpret as a portend"), from σημεῖον (semeion, "a mark, sign, token"), from σῆμα (sema, "mark, sign").

Full definition of semiotics

Noun

1. The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.

Derived terms

• anthroposemiotics
• biosemiotics
• sociological semiotics
• sociosemiotics
• zoosemiotics

Related terms

• seme
• sememe
• semantic
• semantics
• semasiology
• sematic
• sematology
• semiotic

Anagrams

• societism