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Saturday, January 7, 2012

118. Semiotics


From, The Oscars. The Winner Is ... Wait! New Rule! By Michael Cieply, 12/20/11, The New York Times:

"The semiotics were unmistakable. Mr. Firth’s movie [The King’s Speech] had the top Oscar in the bag, and everyone knew it."

Semiotics: the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation

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