DEDES301A GLOBAL STUDIES ASSESSMENT 1 (PART A): SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS TEMPLATE

VISUAL TEXT
GENRE: the medium or type, for example
photograph, poster, video, film.
SIGNIFIER: any material thing that
signifies, for example the words on a
page, a facial expression, an image.
SIGNIFIED: the concept that a signifier
refers to.
SIGN: the smallest unit of meaning,
anything that can be used to
communicate (or to tell a lie).
CODE: a combination of semiotic systems
that function as maps of meaning, belief
systems about oneself and others, which
imply views and attitudes about how the
world is and/or ought to be. Codes are
where semiotics and social structure and
values connect.
METAPHOR: a word, phrase, emblem or
symbol used to signify something else.
MYTH(S): a combination of paradigms
and syntagms (sounds, words, phrases)
that make up an oft-told story with
elaborate cultural associations, e.g., the
cowboy myth, the romance myth.
INTERTEXTUALITY: a process of making
sense of texts by referring to other texts,
the linking of other texts to create a new
text.
Reference: The University of Vermont n.d., Semiotic Terminology, The University of Vermont, viewed 20 July 2019, <http://www.uvm.edu/~tstreete/semiotics_and_ads/terminology.html>

STUDENT NAME: STUDENT NUMBER: 1

DEDES301A GLOBAL STUDIES ASSESSMENT 1 (PART A): SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS TEMPLATE

VISUAL TEXT
GENRE: the medium or type, for example
photograph, poster, video, film.
SIGNIFIER: any material thing that
signifies, for example the words on a
page, a facial expression, an image.
SIGNIFIED: the concept that a signifier
refers to.
SIGN: the smallest unit of meaning,
anything that can be used to
communicate (or to tell a lie).
CODE: a combination of semiotic systems
that function as maps of meaning, belief
systems about oneself and others, which
imply views and attitudes about how the
world is and/or ought to be. Codes are
where semiotics and social structure and
values connect.
METAPHOR: a word, phrase, emblem or
symbol used to signify something else.
MYTH(S): a combination of paradigms
and syntagms (sounds, words, phrases)
that make up an oft-told story with
elaborate cultural associations, e.g., the
cowboy myth, the romance myth.
INTERTEXTUALITY: a process of making
sense of texts by referring to other texts,
the linking of other texts to create a new
text.
Reference: The University of Vermont n.d., Semiotic Terminology, The University of Vermont, viewed 20 July 2019, <http://www.uvm.edu/~tstreete/semiotics_and_ads/terminology.html>

STUDENT NAME: STUDENT NUMBER: 2

DEDES301A GLOBAL STUDIES ASSESSMENT 1 (PART A): SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS TEMPLATE

VISUAL TEXT
GENRE: the medium or type, for example
photograph, poster, video, film.
SIGNIFIER: any material thing that
signifies, for example the words on a
page, a facial expression, an image.
SIGNIFIED: the concept that a signifier
refers to.
SIGN: the smallest unit of meaning,
anything that can be used to
communicate (or to tell a lie).
CODE: a combination of semiotic systems
that function as maps of meaning, belief
systems about oneself and others, which
imply views and attitudes about how the
world is and/or ought to be. Codes are
where semiotics and social structure and
values connect.
METAPHOR: a word, phrase, emblem or
symbol used to signify something else.
MYTH(S): a combination of paradigms
and syntagms (sounds, words, phrases)
that make up an oft-told story with
elaborate cultural associations, e.g., the
cowboy myth, the romance myth.
INTERTEXTUALITY: a process of making
sense of texts by referring to other texts,
the linking of other texts to create a new
text.
Reference: The University of Vermont n.d., Semiotic Terminology, The University of Vermont, viewed 20 July 2019, <http://www.uvm.edu/~tstreete/semiotics_and_ads/terminology.html>

STUDENT NAME: STUDENT NUMBER: 3

DEDES301A GLOBAL STUDIES ASSESSMENT 1 (PART A): SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS TEMPLATE

VISUAL TEXT
GENRE: the medium or type, for example
photograph, poster, video, film.
SIGNIFIER: any material thing that
signifies, for example the words on a
page, a facial expression, an image.
SIGNIFIED: the concept that a signifier
refers to.
SIGN: the smallest unit of meaning,
anything that can be used to
communicate (or to tell a lie).
CODE: a combination of semiotic systems
that function as maps of meaning, belief
systems about oneself and others, which
imply views and attitudes about how the
world is and/or ought to be. Codes are
where semiotics and social structure and
values connect.
METAPHOR: a word, phrase, emblem or
symbol used to signify something else.
MYTH(S): a combination of paradigms
and syntagms (sounds, words, phrases)
that make up an oft-told story with
elaborate cultural associations, e.g., the
cowboy myth, the romance myth.
INTERTEXTUALITY: a process of making
sense of texts by referring to other texts,
the linking of other texts to create a new
text.
Reference: The University of Vermont n.d., Semiotic Terminology, The University of Vermont, viewed 20 July 2019, <http://www.uvm.edu/~tstreete/semiotics_and_ads/terminology.html>

STUDENT NAME: STUDENT NUMBER: 4

DEDES301A GLOBAL STUDIES ASSESSMENT 1 (PART A): SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS TEMPLATE

VISUAL TEXT
GENRE: the medium or type, for example
photograph, poster, video, film.
SIGNIFIER: any material thing that
signifies, for example the words on a
page, a facial expression, an image.
SIGNIFIED: the concept that a signifier
refers to.
SIGN: the smallest unit of meaning,
anything that can be used to
communicate (or to tell a lie).
CODE: a combination of semiotic systems
that function as maps of meaning, belief
systems about oneself and others, which
imply views and attitudes about how the
world is and/or ought to be. Codes are
where semiotics and social structure and
values connect.
METAPHOR: a word, phrase, emblem or
symbol used to signify something else.
MYTH(S): a combination of paradigms
and syntagms (sounds, words, phrases)
that make up an oft-told story with
elaborate cultural associations, e.g., the
cowboy myth, the romance myth.
INTERTEXTUALITY: a process of making
sense of texts by referring to other texts,
the linking of other texts to create a new
text.
Reference: The University of Vermont n.d., Semiotic Terminology, The University of Vermont, viewed 20 July 2019, <http://www.uvm.edu/~tstreete/semiotics_and_ads/terminology.html>

STUDENT NAME: STUDENT NUMBER: 5

DEDES301A GLOBAL STUDIES ASSESSMENT 1 (PART A): SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS TEMPLATE

VISUAL TEXT
GENRE: the medium or type, for example
photograph, poster, video, film.
SIGNIFIER: any material thing that
signifies, for example the words on a
page, a facial expression, an image.
SIGNIFIED: the concept that a signifier
refers to.
SIGN: the smallest unit of meaning,
anything that can be used to
communicate (or to tell a lie).
CODE: a combination of semiotic systems
that function as maps of meaning, belief
systems about oneself and others, which
imply views and attitudes about how the
world is and/or ought to be. Codes are
where semiotics and social structure and
values connect.
METAPHOR: a word, phrase, emblem or
symbol used to signify something else.
MYTH(S): a combination of paradigms
and syntagms (sounds, words, phrases)
that make up an oft-told story with
elaborate cultural associations, e.g., the
cowboy myth, the romance myth.
INTERTEXTUALITY: a process of making
sense of texts by referring to other texts,
the linking of other texts to create a new
text.
Reference: The University of Vermont n.d., Semiotic Terminology, The University of Vermont, viewed 20 July 2019, <http://www.uvm.edu/~tstreete/semiotics_and_ads/terminology.html>

STUDENT NAME: STUDENT NUMBER: 6

DEDES301A GLOBAL STUDIES ASSESSMENT 1 (PART A): SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS TEMPLATE

VISUAL TEXT
GENRE: the medium or type, for example
photograph, poster, video, film.
SIGNIFIER: any material thing that
signifies, for example the words on a
page, a facial expression, an image.
SIGNIFIED: the concept that a signifier
refers to.
SIGN: the smallest unit of meaning,
anything that can be used to
communicate (or to tell a lie).
CODE: a combination of semiotic systems
that function as maps of meaning, belief
systems about oneself and others, which
imply views and attitudes about how the
world is and/or ought to be. Codes are
where semiotics and social structure and
values connect.
METAPHOR: a word, phrase, emblem or
symbol used to signify something else.
MYTH(S): a combination of paradigms
and syntagms (sounds, words, phrases)
that make up an oft-told story with
elaborate cultural associations, e.g., the
cowboy myth, the romance myth.
INTERTEXTUALITY: a process of making
sense of texts by referring to other texts,
the linking of other texts to create a new
text.
Reference: The University of Vermont n.d., Semiotic Terminology, The University of Vermont, viewed 20 July 2019, <http://www.uvm.edu/~tstreete/semiotics_and_ads/terminology.html>

STUDENT NAME: STUDENT NUMBER: 7