Semiotics of the 20th century.
Semiotic and linguistic studies of the 20th century have been important mostly in two senses — (1) they have opened a road for comparative research on the origin and development of language and other systems of signs adding a new dimension to the history of culture; (2) they have shown a possibility...
| Publicado en: | Sign Systems Studies Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 185 - 245 |
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University of Tartu
2008
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| Sumario: | Semiotic and linguistic studies of the 20th century have been important mostly in two senses — (1) they have opened a road for comparative research on the origin and development of language and other systems of signs adding a new dimension to the history of culture; (2) they have shown a possibility of uniting different fields of humanities around semiotics suggesting a way to trespass separation and atomisation of different trends in investigating culture. In the 21st century one may hope for closer integration of semiotics and exact and natural sciences. The points of intersection with the mathematical logic, computer science and information theory that already exist might lead to restructuring theoretical semiotics making it a coherent and methodologically rigid discipline. At the same time, the continuation of neurosemiotic studies promises a breakthrough in understanding those parts of the work of the brain that are most intimately connected to culture. From this point of view semiotics may play an outstanding role in the synthesis of biological science and humanities. In my mind that makes it a particularly important field of future research. XX sajandi semiootilised ja lingvistilised uurimused olid olulised eelkõige kahes mõttes: (1) nad avasid tee keele ja teiste märgisüsteemide päritolu ja arengu võrdlevatele uuringutele; (2) näitasid kätte võimaluse erinevate humanitaarteaduse valdkondade ühinemiseks semiootika ümber, mis pakkus välja mooduse seni eksisteerinud distsiplinaarsete piiride ületamiseks. XXI sajandil on veelgi suurem lootus integreerida semiootika ja täppis- ning loodusteadused. Olemasolevad lõikepunktid matemaatilise loogika, informaatika ja informatsiooniteooriaga võiksid tuua endaga kaasa teoreetilise semiootika restruktureerumise, muutes ta järjekindlaks ja metodoloogiliselt pädevaks distsipliiniks. Samas lubab neurosemiootiliste uuringute areng läbimurret kultuuriga tihedalt seotud ajuosade tööprintsiibist arusaamises. Sellest vaatepunktist võib semiootikal olla otsustav roll bio- ja humanitaarteaduste sünteesis, mis on minu jaoks eriti oluline tulevaste uuringute valguses. |
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