Guess who's back. back again. Its Issy
So today we are talking about signs. YAY :(
When you see a sign with a woman on it it obvs means that its the womans toilets. So u gotta go do ur stuff yano. This is an iconic sign. An iconic sign is a sign that resembles what it signifies.
Another example of iconic signs is no smoking. You may see this on a train because you can't smoke on a train.
An Arbitrary or conventional sign only signifies something because we all agree that it does. For example a roundabout sign doesn't resemble to a roundabout.
The symbolic sign, or symbol is a mixture of iconic and conventional. But its different to iconic sign because it signifies more than its iconic significance.
The indexical sign This is a sign that has a close link with what it signifies, but the link is not one of resemblance because what an indexical sign signifies is usually invisible. an example is expressions are an
So today we are talking about signs. YAY :(
When you see a sign with a woman on it it obvs means that its the womans toilets. So u gotta go do ur stuff yano. This is an iconic sign. An iconic sign is a sign that resembles what it signifies.
Another example of iconic signs is no smoking. You may see this on a train because you can't smoke on a train.
An Arbitrary or conventional sign only signifies something because we all agree that it does. For example a roundabout sign doesn't resemble to a roundabout.
The symbolic sign, or symbol is a mixture of iconic and conventional. But its different to iconic sign because it signifies more than its iconic significance.
The indexical sign This is a sign that has a close link with what it signifies, but the link is not one of resemblance because what an indexical sign signifies is usually invisible. an example is expressions are an
index of feeling.
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