Monday, November 22, 2010

signs, but not like that movie


Semiology/Semeiology/Semiotic/Semeiotic

Semei- from Greek "Semeion," σημεῖον:

1. sign, mark, token*

sign


mark



token




a.) that which a person or thing bears that distinguishes it from all else and is known by

b.) a prodigy, portent, unusual event transcending the course of nature


-O-
A vowel particle used to connect two morphemes

-logy, from Greek "logos," λόγος:

1.) speech
2.) word
3.) unit of speech
4.) word of honor
5.) oration
6.) ratio
7.) reason

from Greek "lego," λέγω:

1.) I lay down, I put to sleep
2.) I put in order, arrange, gather
3.) I choose, count, reckon
4.) I say, speak, converse, tell a story
5.) I mean




let's take these distinguishing, portending token units, let's ration them, gather them, put them in order, rearrange them, let's put em to sleep.

logos legoed







2 comments:

  1. Some of these things have no visible blanks to fill. Oh dear... I'll go with it anyway.

    1. I lay down on a twin platform that cradled more women than I have.

    2. I put admirers who can't understand me to sleep.

    3. I choose what the frequencies tell me to.

    4. I reckon someone will need me if I ever come back.

    5. I count the days of my incarceration.

    6. I put my ducks with lil' fake bunny ears in order, i arrange, i order.

    7. I say, I speak evocative jibber jabber.

    8. I converse, I tell a story about how hard it is to prove that you are a good person.

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