The field of musical semiotics has developed since the 1970s, and it consists of a wide range of approaches and analyses into different genres of music and dance (e.g., art, popular, ethnic, folk), even extending into that sphere of animal life called zoomusicology. In general, the term semiotics refers to the study of meaning making and of sign process. The background of semiotics can be traced back to the first half of 20th century, with reference to the development of theoretical linguistics and the consequent application of linguistic models to other fields of expression and communication. The term semiotic was introduced by the American logician and philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce as part of a broad epistemological theory on cognitive processes known as pragmatism. For Peirce, semiotics consists of the study of any kind of sign not only artificial, linguistic, or symbolic but also even natural. While semiology investigates conventional and voluntary signs and signals, semiotics focuses upon elaborating a general theory of meaning making. With the foundation in 1969 of the International Association for Semiotic Studies, this term became the common referent. This entry provides an overview of the history of semiotics and the development of musical semiotics.

Bonanzinga, S. (2019). Semiotics. In J. Sturman (a cura di), The Sage International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture (pp. 1921-1924). Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications [10.4135/9781483317731.n636].

Semiotics

Bonanzinga, S
2019-01-01

Abstract

The field of musical semiotics has developed since the 1970s, and it consists of a wide range of approaches and analyses into different genres of music and dance (e.g., art, popular, ethnic, folk), even extending into that sphere of animal life called zoomusicology. In general, the term semiotics refers to the study of meaning making and of sign process. The background of semiotics can be traced back to the first half of 20th century, with reference to the development of theoretical linguistics and the consequent application of linguistic models to other fields of expression and communication. The term semiotic was introduced by the American logician and philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce as part of a broad epistemological theory on cognitive processes known as pragmatism. For Peirce, semiotics consists of the study of any kind of sign not only artificial, linguistic, or symbolic but also even natural. While semiology investigates conventional and voluntary signs and signals, semiotics focuses upon elaborating a general theory of meaning making. With the foundation in 1969 of the International Association for Semiotic Studies, this term became the common referent. This entry provides an overview of the history of semiotics and the development of musical semiotics.
2019
Anthropology and Ethnomusicology; Art Music; Cognitive Ethnomusicology; Ethnochoreology; Ethnotheory; Symbolism; Zoomusicology
9781483317755
9781483317731
Bonanzinga, S. (2019). Semiotics. In J. Sturman (a cura di), The Sage International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture (pp. 1921-1924). Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications [10.4135/9781483317731.n636].
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
Semiotics (Sage-international-encyclopedia-of-music-and-culture).pdf

Solo gestori archvio

Tipologia: Versione Editoriale
Dimensione 185.37 kB
Formato Adobe PDF
185.37 kB Adobe PDF   Visualizza/Apri   Richiedi una copia

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/10447/353560
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus ND
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? ND
social impact