Intersemiotic translation, which can happen in the process of the translation of drama for theatre, can turn more complicated when the verbal sign system of drama has already undergone interlingual translation. The purpose of this study is to find the intersemiotic changes of translation from page to stage and to show the changes of indexical, iconic, and symbolic signs in the process of inters...

This study examines the visual aesthetic function of English signs in line with ethnographic approaches as a means of achieving various symbolic and communicative implications in the linguistic landscape (LL) of Jordan. Having coded the data in 6 urban streets of the major Jordanian cities, the social semiotic analysis centers on the visual layout of signs based on the typographical features of...

What is symbolic logic? The very use of the adjective implies that there are other kinds of logic. This (purported) distinction is largely based on the languages used: artificial notations vs. ‘ordinary’ language. Now, is there a principled, clear-cut division between symbolic and non-symbolic logic? Obviously, it all depends on one’s definition of symbol. I propose to examine the consequences ...

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formed contractually, signs in literature are often symbolic in nature. the poems and paintings of sohrab sepehri, the contemporary iranian poet and painter, are imbued with such signs which, if decoded, are rendered more tangible and more intelligible. sepehri’s signs have their origins in nature and hindu and buddhist mysticism. with his mystical intuition and platonic aesthetics, sepehri has...