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The Notion Of Codes


Keywords:

·       Sign, Semiotics, Signified, Signifier


 Codes:


Systems of meaning production at both textual and production level that can be decoded to create meaning.


 ·        Sign:


An object, quality or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else.


 
·        Semiotics:


The study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation.
·        Signified:


The meaning or idea expressed by a sign, as distinct from physical form in which it is expressed.


 
·        Signifier:


 A signs physical form as distinct from its meaning.


 
Producers = Encode /Audiences = Decode

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