Apple in the Semiotic Square
AbstractAs the products of Apple Inc. have become increasingly prevalent around the world, more and more potential purchasers are starting to pay attention to the advertisements issued by Apple. The advertising slogan as one of the main components in an advertisement can deliver a great deal of information to its targets, for it is the only linguistic message in the advertisement, which constitutes a great part of the communication. The semiotic matrix theory put forward by Greimas can to a large extent assist in better understanding the true intention of the linguistic information expressed in an advertising slogan. The semiotic matrix can demonstrate a clear internal structure of a linguistic message, so it is an appropriate theory to apply to analyzing the real meaning of advertising slogans. Therefore, consumers can become much more aware when they choose the products advocated in certain advertisements. At the same time, advertising designers can create more slogans with stronger pertinence.