General language

General language

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decoding

Language; General language

The comprehension and interpretation of texts by decoders with reference to relevant codes (Jakobson).

deconstruction

Language; General language

This is a poststructuralist strategy for textual analysis which was developed by Jacques Derrida.

commonsense

Language; General language

'Commonsense' represents the most widespread cultural and historical values, attitudes and beliefs within a given culture. It is generated by ideological forces operating through codes and myths.

communication

Language; General language

From a semiotic perspective, communication involves encoding and decoding texts according to the conventions of appropriate codes (Jakobson).

dyadic model of sign

Language; General language

A dyadic model of the sign is based on a division of the sign into two necessary constituent elements. Saussure's model of the sign is a dyadic model (note that Saussure insisted that such a ...

empty signifier

Language; General language

An 'empty' or 'floating' signifier is variously defined as a signifier with a vague, highly variable, unspecifiable or non-existent signified. Such signifiers mean different things to different ...

encoding

Language; General language

The production of texts by encoders with reference to relevant codes (Jakobson). Encoding involves foregrounding some meanings and backgrounding others.