Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Berger article

In the article, it suggests that semiotics helps us decipher rules and bring them to consciousness. Going further, it explains that speech implies an established system. While this makes sense, I can't help but wonder what other factors help us decipher these rules. I don't think that semiotics and speech can explain all of it, so I wonder where else it can come from.

When explaining the difference between metaphor and metonymy, it makes a lot of sense. But I can see how the two terms can blur and become difficult to distinguish. Maybe it is because I have used associations with metaphors before, I get a little confused between the two. Is there an easier way to understand the differences between the two?

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