Applied Semiotics / Sémiotique appliquée. Semioticon.com. International Journal of Applied Semiotics. International Journal of Applied Semiotics Edited by François Victor Tochon, Marcel Danesi, and Linda Rogers se·mi·ot·ics: 1.
The study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of systems of communication, as language, gestures, or clothing. 2. A general theory of signs and symbolism. — Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary I like to think of semiotics as the natural function of reading signs that exist in nature and are created by and for people. We see footprints in snow, the beginnings of spring, the raised eyebrow of a friend, and hear the tone in the voice of a loved one.