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circuit of communication

Language; General language

Stuart Hall's term for several linked but distinctive 'moments' in processes of mass communication - production, circulation, distribution/consumption and reproduction.

codes

Language; General language

One of the fundamental concepts in semiotics. Semiotic codes are procedural systems of related conventions for correlating signifiers and signifieds in certain domains.

codification

Language; General language

A historical social process whereby the conventions of a particular code (e.g. for a genre) become widely established (Guiraud).

complex sign

Language; General language

Saussure's term for a sign which contains other signs. A text is usually a complex sign.

conative function

Language; General language

In Jakobson's model of linguistic communication this is deemed to be one of the key functions of a sign. This function involves the (usually implicit) construction of an addressee ('ideal reader').

condensation

Language; General language

This is a concept introduced by Freud for the psychoanalytical interpretation of dreams: in condensation, several thoughts are condensed into one symbol.