SEMIOTICS CONCERNING AUDIO AND VISUAL ELEMENTS: SIGNS IN MUSIC AND PHOTOGRAPHY

Year 2013, Issue: 28, 19 - 31, 01.03.2013

Göknur Ege , Simon Oschwald

Abstract

In this paper, we intended to provide a general understanding about semiotic approaches to other sign systems beyond verbal languages. If we define semiotics or semiology as the study of signs, then we cannot segregate non-linguistic signs such as colours, melodies, shapes, musical sounds, images, beats and all other audio or visual elements. Our motivation here is to explore the signs in music and photography for making a contribution with brief information about semiotics concerning audio visual elements

Keywords

Sign, Semiotics/semiology, Music, Photography

İşitsel ve Görsel Unsurlar için Göstergebilim: Müzik ve Fotoğrafta Göstergeler

Abstract

Bu makalede sözlü diller dışındaki işaret sistemlerine yönelik göstergebilimsel yaklaşımlara ilişkin genel bir kavrayış sağlamak amaçlanmıştır. Eğer göstergebilimi göstergeler üzerine çalışan alan olarak tanımlıyorsak, renkler, melodiler, şekiller, müzikal sesler, imgeler ve vuruşlar gibi bütün diğer dilsel olmayan işitsel ve görsel unsurları ayrı tutmamamız gerekir. Burada bizi motive eden müzik ve fotoğraftaki göstergeleri keşfetmeye çalışarak görsel ve işitsel unsurlara ilişkin göstergebilim konusunda kısa bir bilgi ile katkıda bulunmaktır

Keywords

Gösterge, Göstergebilim, Müzik, Fotoğraf

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