Open AccessBarthes’ Semiotic Theory and Interpretation of Signs
Author(s) -
Sara Hatem Jadou,
Iman M. M. Muwafaq Al Ghabra
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of research in social sciences and humanities(online)/international journal of research in social sciences and humanities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2454-4671
pISSN - 2249-4642
DOI - 10.37648/ijrssh.v11i03.027
Subject(s) - semiotics , interpretation (philosophy) , mythology , meaning (existential) , rhetoric , semiotics of culture , literal and figurative language , epistemology , focus (optics) , linguistics , philosophy , literature , art , physics , optics
The current survey paper aimed to shed light on the science of signs in general, and Barthes’semiotic theory to interpret signs in particular. In order to achieve this objective, theresearchers reviewed the prominent works of Barthes on this respect to develop anunderstanding of his semiotic theory. They also displayed some conducted research applyingBarthes’ semiotic theory. The researchers also intended to answer the question: How canresearchers interpret signs using Barthes’ semiotic theory? Barthes’ major studies reviewedwere Mythologies, Elements of semiology, The five codes, The rhetoric of the image, Thedeath of the author, and From work to text. The conclusion answered the question in that thefocus of the theory is on three levels: denotative which describes the literal meaning,connotative which is related to the mental concepts, and mythology which is related to thehistory, and culture of viewers.