Jed Arnold

What is social semiotics? It is a question that was posed to me in an assignment, and I had no idea where to start on "social semiotics". So,   after research, this is what I have come up with. First let's define what semiotics is, which should help. Semiotics is the study of signs and how they are interpreted. These signs are not just pictures, they can be broader, much more diverse meaning. Semiotics in general have been discussed as far back as Ancient Greece, but the one credited with modern semiotics is Ferdinand de Saussure, a Swiss linguist. Saussure had the belief that all language itself was full of signs and started the trend of studying current, at the time, languages.  The significance of Saussure making this statement is that before him, language was studied as a crystalized subject, in that the "sings" or meanings were not studied as much as the words inside the language. Saussure revolutionized the importance of meaning behind words. Below is a vi...

 I really enjoyed this assignment. Trying to find different arguments that were being conducted online lead to some pretty ridiculous arguments being made. I realized that maybe the enjoyment I get out of listening or reading pointless arguments is not a good thing. In fact, maybe I am part of the problem because I love a good argument. I find it great when I can win an argument, but I also find that whenever I lose one, the benefit of learning something new definitely outweighs the emotional toll of losing an argument. But I digress and let's continue towards the argument I chose to follow.  "Ghosting" people who are rude, annoying and making your life worse, etc etc isn't a shitty thing to do and should be normalised. This is the headline from a sub-reddit called r/unpopularopinion. The OP (original poster) states that basically it should be ok for one to "ghost" someone who is in the wrong. Here is a link to the Original Thread . Ghosting refers to ending...