Advanced Engineering Research (Oct 2010)
SIGN, SYMBOL, EMBLEM: CONCEPTUAL DIFFERENTIATION
Abstract
The basic semiotic terms – sign, symbol, emblem – are analyzed. Generalization of the existing notions allows to state that signs are things, objects, or phenomena which denote other things, objects, or phenomena. Symbol can be considered a variety of sign, it is socially significant, emotionally expressive, and polysemous. Emblem is a variety of sign with great semantic substantiation.
