Across
- 1. A sign whose meaning is learned (letters, numbers, or flags).
- 3. Anything that represents something else (words, sounds, or images).
- 4. The process of understanding and interpreting signs.
- 7. An American philosopher who created the triadic model of signs: icon, index, and symbol.
- 8. A sign that looks like the object it represents (a photo of a person).
- 9. A group of signs that get meaning from their differences (like language).
Down
- 1. A Swiss linguist who introduced the ideas of “signifier” (form) and “signified” (meaning).
- 2. Another word for semiotics, first used by Saussure.
- 5. A sign that shows a direct connection to its object (smoke means fire).
- 6. The study of signs and symbols and how they create meaning.
