单词 | sign system |
释义 | > as lemmassign system sign system n. (a) a system of sign language; (b) a system of signs (esp. in sense 14). ΚΠ 1867 Congregationalist & Boston Recorder 5 July 106/3 We feel that the sign system used at Hartford..is the one for the great majority of deaf mutes. 1924 R. H. Bell Myst. of Words 101 A study of the general principles of language has brought out the nature of the linguistic sign-system. 1977 Ann. Rev. Anthropol. 6 131 The now common treatment of art and ritual as culturally rich, metacultural sign systems similar to literature. 2005 L. Leblanc Pretty in Punk i. 15 Semiotic readings of the cultural artifacts of youth subcultures, analyzing these as sign systems, codes, and conventions. < as lemmas |
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