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Information as sign: semiotics and information science

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Source:

Journal of Documentation, Volume 59, p.507-522 (2003)

Keywords:

Communication; information; Information; Th\'eorie de l'

Abstract:

From the perspective of semiotics, ?information? is an ambiguous theoretical concept because the word is used to represent both signifier and signified, both text and content. Using the
work of Fernand de Saussure, this paper explores theoretical possibilities that open by virtue of understanding information as sign. Of particular interest is the way semiotics suggests ways to bridge the theoretical gap between information as thing and information as cognitive phenomenon by positing information as a cultural phenomenon.

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