 Evon Ypy , twenty-one this year, and is currently pursuing a (BA) Hons Degree in Interactive Media Design at The One Academy Sunway, Malaysia. A girl who loves to read Chinese fiction novels alot, to her, books are the visual to the mind. She is also a big fans of anime and manga, and is taking a part-time Japanese Language Level 2 classes in Ringo Language center. Besides, the results of her MBTI test shows that she is an INFJ who likes to think to talk, this is why she isn't a fast thinker, can't responses to question immediately, it often takes some buffering and loading times... If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try. |
#3 Iconic, indexical, symbolic
 2013年7月31日星期三  04:13  0 Comment(s) *This image I find it useful on Google image helps to understand better. What is Iconic? a mode in which signifier is perceived as imitating the signified - that recognizably by its looking, sounding, feeling, tasting or smelling like it, being similar in possessing some of the qualities. For examples, a portrait, a cartoon, or even a dubbed film soundtrack. What is Indexical? signifier is not arbitrary but directly correlation in some way, either physically or causally to the signified. it also can be observed or inferred, example natural signs - smoke, thunder; medical symptoms - pain, a rash and more. What is Symbol? signifier does not resemble the signified but fundamentally arbitrary or purely conventional. For examples, numbers, morse code, traffic lights, or national flags. Example 1 The American philosopher Charles Sanders Pierce suggested that there were three kinds of signs, differentiated by the way in which the relation between the signifier and signified is understood.  Indexical- There is an inherent relationship between signified and signifier, its often culturally specific so a current example familiar to Western audiences may be that a schematic picture of a baby soother is often used to denote a room in public places where there are baby-changing facilities. Symbol- Picture of babies are often used to represent 'the future'. This shows a sleeping baby with raised fist, and the text 'la rivoluzione non russa' meaning 'the revolution isn't snoring/sleeping but also not the Russian revolution'. And here is my own example of ...  From my example (image 2) iconic is the real image of a cat, abu's new adopted cat : Lazha. (it means Dirty in Cantonese) Indexical is something that is not cat, but it's the things that related to cat.
little example
'We don't see any cat in the house, but we know the owner of the house has a cat.'
'Why?'
'Because it has the cat's poop (sh*t) on the floor.' ----- indexical
Reference Rose, G. 2007. Visual Methodoglogies: An Introduction to the Interpretation of Visual Materials. 2nd ed. London: SAGE Publications Ltd. [1] Users Aber. 1931. Semiotics for Beginners: Signs. [online] Available at: http://users.aber.ac.uk/dgc/Documents/S4B/sem02.html [Accessed: 4 Aug 2013]. [2] Annotation [1] To understand what is icon, indexical and symbolic is all about. And it is easier to understanding with the example that given in the book. [2] To further more discover what are these each meaning. |