PPC_QUIZ Group 4

In Saussure's model, what are the two components of a sign?

• Signifier and Interpretant

• Signifier and Signified

• Representamen and Object

• Denotation and Connotation

Which of the following best describes Peirce's triadic model of the sign?

• Signifier, Signified, and Denotation

• Representamen, Object, and Interpretant

• Sign, Symbol, and MeaninG

• Image, Text, and Context

According to Barthes, what is the first level of signification?

• Myth

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Symbolism

In semiotics, the term 'connotation' refers to:

• The literal meaning of a sign

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The cultural or emotional associations of a sign

• The grammatical structure of a sentence

Which semiotician introduced the concept of 'myth' as a second-order signification?

•  Ferdinand de Saussure

• Charles Sanders Peirce

• Roland Barthes

• Umberto Eco

In Peirce's model, the 'Interpretant' is:

• The physical form of the sign

• The object to which the sign refers

• The understanding or meaning derived from the sign

• The cultural context of the sign

Which term refers to the process of meaning-making through signs?

• semiology

•  Semiosis

• Semiotics

• Signification

In Saussure's theory, the relationship between the signifier and the signified is:

• Natural and fixed

•  Arbitrary and based on convention

• Determined by the object's properties

•  Universally understood

Multimodality in semiotics refers to:

• The use of multiple languages in communication

• The combination of different modes (e.g., text, image, sound) in meaning-making

• The study of multiple sign systems simultaneously

•  The analysis of verbal communication only

Recontextualization involves:

• Removing a sign from its original context without alteration

• Changing the meaning of a sign by placing it in a new context

• Preserving the original meaning of a sign across contexts

• Ignoring the cultural implications of a sign