Semiosis (from the σημείωσις, sēmeíōsis, a derivation of the verb σημειῶ, sēmeiô, `to mark`) is any form of activity, conduct, or process that involves signs, including the production of meaning. Briefly – semiosis is sign process. The term was introduced by Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914) to describe a process that i.....
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signification, the production of meaning; frequently used in the phrase infinite semiosis whereby one signifier refers only to another signifier, meaning constantly deferred in an infinite chain. This latter term tends to be associated with post-structuralism, one of the characteristics of which is the shift of emphasis from signified to signifier....
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<psychology> The mental or symbolic process in which something (e.g., word, symbol, nonverbal cue) functions as a sign for the organism. ... Origin: G. Semeiosis, fr. Semeion, sign ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Symbol Pronunciation: sē′mē-ō′sis Definitions: 1. The mental or symbolic process in which something (word, symbol, nonverbal cue) functions as a sign for the organism.
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The process in which something functions as a sign. It involves that which acts as a sign (the sign vehicle), that which the sign refers to (the designatum), and that effect upon some interpreter in virtue of which the thing in question is a sign to that interpreter. See also Semiotic.
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