SEMIOTICS OF THE INFORMATION FIELD

Author(s): Tsvetkov V.Ya.

Rubric: Information technology

DOI: 10.21777/2500-2112-2022-2-83-89

Release: 2022-2 (39)

Pages: 83-89

Keywords: sign, semiotic system, information field, semiotics, semantics, semiosis, information units

Annotation: The article investigates the properties of semiotic signs in the information field. The analysis of the application of semiotics at the present time is given. The approach of F.D. Saussure and C.S. Peirce to the interpretation of semiotics is described. Three categories of C.S. Peirce are revealed in relation to the processes of semiosis or the functioning of signs in the information field. The similarity between an information unit and a semiotic sign is analyzed. It is shown that the information unit is a special case of a sign. The change of meaning when combining information units is shown. It is noted that information construction is permissible only within the framework of a given semiotic system. It is shown that signs acquire additional characteristics in the information field. Three functions of an information unit as a semiotic sign are introduced and revealed: signaling, causal and discriminant. An example of a simple semiotic system and a logical description of the information units of this system are given. The results of the study are aimed at developing the methodological foundations of semiotics in terms of the functioning of signs in the information field.

Bibliography: Tsvetkov V.Ya. SEMIOTICS OF THE INFORMATION FIELD // Education Resources and Technologies. – 2022. – № 2 (39). – С. 83-89. doi: 10.21777/2500-2112-2022-2-83-89