semiotics

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.
2. (dated, uncountable) The study of medical signs and symptoms; symptomatology.

Synonyms

semiology

semeiology

symptomatology

semeiotics

Translations

sémiotique

semiotica

Semiotik

sémiologie

semiotiek

semiótica

semiótica

σημειωτική

semiòtica

semiologia

göstergebilim

σημειολογία

semiyotik

semiología

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌsɛm.iˈɒt.ɪks/

Etymology

Coined by John Locke from Ancient Greek σημειωτικός (sēmeiōtikós, “fitted for marking, portending”), from σημειόω (sēmeióō, “to mark, interpret as a portend”), from σημεῖον (sēmeîon, “a mark, sign, token”), from σῆμα (sêma, “mark, sign”).