Index of semiotics articles

The following is a list of semiotics terms; that is, those words used in discussion, classification, criticism, and analysis of the study of sign processes (semiosis), analogy, metaphor, signification and communication, signs and symbols. Note: in order to help the reader this page also includes terms which are not part of semiotic theory per se but which are commonly found alongside their semiotic brethren - these terms come from linguistics, literary theory and narratology.

See also: Semiotics

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A

• Addressee (Imported from linguistic theory)
• Addresser (Imported from linguistic theory)
• Authorial Persona (See sign-maker)
• Axes of selection and combination: See Combination, axis of, Selection, axis of

B

• Biosemiotics

C

• Codes
• Connotation
• Combination, axis of
• Commutation tests

D

• Decode
• Denotation

E

• Ecosemiotics
• Encode
• Entax

F

• Film semiotics

H

• Horizontal axis: See Combination, axis of

I

• Iconicity
• Ideal Reader
• Indexicality
• Inscriber
• Interpretant (Peircean semeiotic system)

L

• Lexical

M

• Macro-entax
• Meaning
• Meso-entax
• Micro-entax
• Modality

N

• Narrator (Narrateur terme de la narratologie)
• Narrator (Imported term from narratology)
• Narratee (Narrataire terme de la narratologie)
• Narratee (Imported term from narratology)

O

• Object (Peircean semeiotic system)

P

• Paradigmatic analysis
• Paradigms
• Paratext (A term from narratology)

R

• Receiver (mathematical/transmission theory of communication)

S

• Selection, axis of
• Semeiotic
• Semeotic: See semeiotic
• Semiosis
• Semiosphere
• Semiotics of agriculture
• Semiotics of music videos
• Semiotics of dress
• Sender (mathematical/transmission theory of communication)
• Signs
• Signified (Signifié)
• Signified
• Signifier (Signifiant)
• Signifier
• Sign-maker
• Symbol
• Syntagmatic analysis
• Syntagmatic structures

T

• Tropes (Imported from linguistics)

V

• Values
• Vertical axis: See Selection, axis of

Z

• Zoosemiotics

References and further reading

• Chandler, Daniel, Semiotics: The Basics, Routledge, London, UK, 2002. ISBN 0-415-36375-6
• Jakobson, Roman, "Language in Relation to Other Communication Systems", pp. 570–579 in Selected Writings, Volume 2, Mouton, The Hague, 1971. ISBN 9-027-93178-X