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Fondements de la theorie des signes (Foundations of the Theory of Signs)
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Morris, Charles – Languages, 1974
(Text is in French).
Descriptors: Linguistic Theory, Sciences, Semiotics, Sign Language
A Semiotic Approach to the Theory of Translation
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Ludskanov, Alexander – Language Sciences, 1975
New problems in translation, as between natural and artificial languages, may be explained and solved by the application of semiotics to translation. One rule emerging is that semiotic transformations are replacements of signs encoding a message by signs of another code while preserving invariant information. (CK)
Descriptors: Artificial Languages, Computational Linguistics, Linguistic Theory, Machine Translation
The Role of Models and Originals in Human Communication: The Theory of Signs and the Theory of Models
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Osolsobe, Ivo – Language Sciences, 1971
Paper presented at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, on December 2, 1970. (DS)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cybernetics, Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory
On the Scientific Status of Iconicity.
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Robinson, Jacques H.; Griffith, Penny L. – Sign Language Studies, 1979
Explores the operational and conceptual meanings of the iconicity of manual signs and sign languages. Empirical studies related to the operational definition of iconicity in American Sign Language are described, and implications of parallels between iconicity and "stimulus meaningfulness" are discussed in relation to the scientific…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Literature Reviews
The Development of a Semiotic of Film.
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Worth, Sol – 1968
The process of film making can be thought of as beginning with a person's feeling or concern about something. To communicate this feeling to others, the film maker (sender) must develop an organic unit which will provide a vehicle that can embody the feeling/Story-Organism. The film maker selects and orders a series of signs, images, or events…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer), Film Production