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Answer the following on a one whole sheet of paper

I. Identification (5 items):

1. What is semiotics primarily concerned with?

2. Define the term "interpretant" in semiotics.

3. What are the three fundamental concepts in the theory of semiotics?

4. Who is considered the father of semiotics and proposed a triadic concept of semiotics?

5. In what ways can semiotics help us communicate, according to the provided information?

II. True or False (5 items)

6. Semiotics is only concerned with verbal language and does not cover non-verbal signaling.

7. Charles Sanders Peirce's concept of semiotics is dyadic, involving only a sign and its meaning.

8. Semantics is one of the three branches of semiotics, dealing with relations among signs in formal
structures.

9. According to C. Morris, there are four aspects that guide the interpretation of signs.

10. Sign language is only used by the hearing-impaired and not individuals with communication
problems.

III. Multiple Choice (10 items)

11. Which of the following is not one of the three branches of semiotics?
a) Semantics
b) Syntax
c) Pragmatics
d) Syntactics

12. Who is regarded as the key figure in the evolution of human consciousness through semiotics?
a) Charles Sanders Peirce
b) John Locke
c) Charles Morris
d) An American philosopher

13. In semiotics, the term "interpretant" refers to:


a) The sign itself
b) The person who creates the sign
c) The effect of a sign on the person who reads and comprehends it
d) The relationship between a sign, object, and meaning

14. Which of the following is a global sign recognized and understood universally?
a) A stop sign
b) A company's logo
c) A personal signature
d) A handwritten note

15. Charles Sanders Peirce's concept of semiotics is:


a) Dyadic, involving only a sign and its meaning
b) Triadic, involving sign, meaning, and interpreter
c) Monadic, involving only a sign
d) Tetradic, involving four elements of communication

16. What are the three stages of human action involving signs and meanings?
a) Introduction, development, conclusion
b) Perception, manipulation, consummation
c) Exploration, adaptation, resolution
d) Detection, analysis, execution

17. According to C. Morris, which aspect of a sign guides the interpreter to a particular object?
a) The Designative aspect
b) The Appraisive aspect
c) The Prescriptive aspect
d) The Detachment aspect

18. What is the relationship between signs and their effects on people in pragmatics?
a) Detachment
b) Dominance
c) Dependence
d) Interference

19. Which of the following is NOT a component of sign language?


a) Hands
b) Facial expression
c) Vocalization
d) Other gestures

20. Who can benefit from using sign language, according to the provided information?
a) Only the hearing-impaired
b) Only individuals with communication problems like autism
c) Only the deaf
d) Individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities, including those with communication problems
like autism and apraxia of speech.

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