A simple traffic-light semiotic model for tagmemic theory

Semiotica ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (225) ◽  
pp. 253-267
Author(s):  
Vern Poythress
Keyword(s):  
Natural Language ◽  
The Other ◽  
Multiple Views ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Semiotic System ◽  
Traffic Lights ◽  
Semiotic Model ◽  
Semiotic Approach ◽  
Field View

AbstractThe complexity and flexibility of tagmemic theory, as a semiotic theory developed by Kenneth L. Pike, can be better understood by examining how it applies to a simple semiotic system like traffic lights. We can then compare the result with how it functions in analyzing a piece of natural language. Tagmemic theory introduces three observer viewpoints – the particle view, the wave view, and the field view. Each view generates a suite of questions to answer. Any one of the views results in a “complete” description of traffic lights, from which the information about the other views can be inferred. And yet each view is distinct in texture from the others, and the existence of such multiple views – each with a claim to emic integrity and each serving as a perspective on the whole – has to be accounted for in a robust semiotic approach. The same phenomena occur when we apply the three views to the analysis of meaning in natural language. The chief illustration is to analyze the meaning of the word dog in multiple ways. The multi-dimensional potential for semiotic analysis highlights the limitations of Aristotelian logic and symbolic logic, both of which simplify for the sake of rigor.

scholarly journals ROLE OF MOTIVATION IN LEARNING : A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF A NOVEL 3 IDIOTS

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathilda Sumbayak ◽  
Indah Karina Sianturi ◽  
Avivah Adinda Putri ◽  
Dionisius Tito Aditomo ◽  
aprilia chasanah
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Ferdinand De Saussure ◽  
Semiotic Model ◽  
Key Factor

Motivation is the key factor in learning process. Both extrinsic and intrinsic types of motivation are needed for better learning. Intrinsic motivation is more essential than extrinsic motivation. It is intrinsic motivation that urges a learner to learn with devotion, enthusiasm, concentration and with remarkable outcomes. This case study has been conducted to highlight the role of both types of motivation and draws conclusion how intrinsic motivation is more helpful in the learning.The movie, ‘3 Idiots’ has been ‘semiotically’ analyzed to investigate the theme of motivation in the process of learning. The analysis has been done by using semiotic model of signification by Ferdinand de Saussure. The images in the movie have been selected for the semiotic analysis. All of the main characters are, in one way or the other motivated, or not, towards the learning process.

scholarly journals Automatic Train Protection (ATP) and Signaling with Accident Avoidance System for Indian Railways

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 986-990
Keyword(s):  
Annual Report ◽  
Ultrasonic Sensor ◽  
The Other ◽  
Light Signaling ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Level Crossing ◽  
Level Crossings ◽  
Traffic Lights ◽  
Ir Sensors ◽  
Arduino Uno

Automatic Train Protection (ATP) and signaling with accident avoidance system for Indian Railways is proposed in this paper which aims to develop p a prototype of a safety system for unmanned level crossing areas and to avoid train accidents due to collisions and obstacles. The system consists of two Arduino Uno boards, two IR Sensors, two traffic lights on both sides of the track, servomotor controlled gate and an ultrasonic sensor to stop the train in case of any obstacle in front of running train .According to the INDIAN RAILWAYS ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2014-15 [1] the main cause of accidents were carelessness on unmanned level crossings and the number of injured and killed were maximum due to this reason mentioned in [1]. The proposed system has automatic traffic light signaling on both sides of the track which indicates the traffic to stop while the train is moving and the gates on both sides of the track will automatically close to stop the transport and open after train crosses the other end. The proposed system will also provide safety for train collisions. This logic was applied in Embedded C and programmed to the Arduino Uno.

scholarly journals Cognitive and Semiotic Model of Translation

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3Sup1) ◽  
pp. 125-142
Author(s):  
Ruslana Presner ◽  
◽  
Nataliia Tsolyk ◽  
Oleksandra Vanivska ◽  
Ivan Bakhov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Semiotic System ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
Semiotic Model ◽  
Communicative Process ◽  
Communicative Act ◽  
Language Text

The paper aims to give a comprehensive cognitive and semiotic analysis of translation strategies implied in the translation of the film “Darkest Hour”. Regarding a film as a communicative process mediated by certain semiotic features makes it possible to analyze the semiotic character of film discourse in translation. Thus, it was decided that translation is not just a speech-oriented process but a communicative act taking place within a definite semiotic space in a cross-cultural perspective. The semiotic model of cinematic discourse has a complicated structure and is analyzed based on semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic criteria. The choice of the semiotic system primarily depends on the communicative situation and its recipients. As the semiotic system of the film “Darkest Hour” is both socioculturally and situationally conditioned, the translator reconstructed the sense of the source language text by implying the translation transformations that assured the accuracy and adequacy of its translation into the target language text.

scholarly journals Intelligent Traffic Light Management using Multi-Behavioral Agents

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Cruz-Piris ◽  
Diego Rivera ◽  
Ivan Marsa-Maestre ◽  
Enrique De la Hoz ◽  
Susel Fernandez
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Vehicular Traffic ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Traffic Jam ◽  
Traffic Lights ◽  
Light Management ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Selfish Agents

One of the biggest challenges in modern societies is to solve vehicular traffic problems. In this scenario, our proposal is to use a Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) composed of three types of agent: traffic light management agents, traffic jam detection agents, and agents that control the traffic lights at an intersection. This third type of agent is able to change its behaviour between what we have called a selfish mode (the agent will try to influence the other neighbour agents of its type to achieve its goal) or an altruistic mode (the agent will take into consideration the other neighbour selfish agents indications). To validate our solution, we have developed a MAS emulator which communicates with the Simulation of Urban MObility (SUMO) traffic simulator using the Traci tool to realize the experiments in a realistic environment. The obtained results show that our proposal is able to improve other existing solutions such as conventional traffic light management systems (static or dynamic) in terms of reduction of vehicle trip duration.

scholarly journals Down Deep in the Dark: A Semiotic Approach to Edgar Allan Poe’s the Black Cat

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Abdul Karim Lazim
Keyword(s):  
Short Story ◽  
Edgar Allan Poe ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Semiotic System ◽  
Cognitive Patterns ◽  
Semiotic Approach ◽  
Cultural Code ◽  
And Function

Semiotics is the investigation of the nature, type and function of signs in all walks of life. It is the science of interpreting signs and showing how meaning is generated by and through a shared cultural code.  Being a verbal corpus of imaginatively works of art, literature with all its genres, i.e. poetry, drama, fiction, the short story, etc. lends itself to semiotics scrutiny. Verbal works of artifact as such can be analyzed in terms of semiotic theory. This paper purports to explore Edgar Allan Poe’ The Black Cat as a structure of interconnected signs which are organically rooted into the code of horror. If culture, in one sense, is the complex network of beliefs, behaviors and patterns of thinking, these psychopathic cognitive patterns are wittingly structured in the semiotic system of Poe’s narrative work of art. The study proceeds with the hypothesis that Poe’s The Black Cat is a semiotic metaphor or a representation of the actual world of insanity which is resulted from obsession in things. The short story is analyzed in terms of the newly semiotic approach, namely The Semiotic triangle. This tripartite model is a three-dimensional model whose axes are: syntagmaticity, paradigmaticity and signification. The dimensions are supposed to be the foundations of the construction of Poe’s literary text. One result of the study has shown that fear is not an organic human nature in The Black Cat, but a newly born behavior which has led to a serial of crimes committed by the unnamed author. This abnormal behaviorism is encoded in the semiotic veins of Poe’s newly literary genre, i.e. the narratology of horror. The scope of the study is limited to Poe’s The Black Cat as a par excellent narrative work of that creative genre. The paper is rounded up with concluding remarks elicited from the semiotic analysis.  

scholarly journals Development and Designing Smart Traffic Light with Xbee Pro

2018 ◽  
Vol 215 ◽  
pp. 01009
Author(s):  
Alfith Alfith ◽  
Kartiria Kartiria
Keyword(s):  
Green Light ◽  
The Other ◽  
Traffic Density ◽  
Main Function ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Traffic Lights ◽  
Road Users ◽  
Fire Engine ◽  
Smart Traffic ◽  
Wireless Module

The main function of the highway are used as a means to facilitate transportation, but today is often challenging due to all road users wanting more quickly reach its destination and precede each other. On the other hand, there is also a special car or entourage effect on traffic density, which in turn impact on congestion. To cope with this is actually the duty of the Traffic Police is not every day got in the way to manage traffic and will not be able to count the number of passing vehicles. To direct the traffic at any place such as a T-junction, an intersection, or intersection five solid pace of the traffic, the necessary traffic arrangements multifunctional tool called Smart Traffic Light. Called smart because the traffic light is deemed able to overcome three problems, such detect traffic density which affects the green light sensor uses the object infrared, able to detect the presence of specific signal from cars special like ambulance or fire engine or police or the like are automatically will change traffic lights red to green light using the XBee wireless module Pro and GPS, and seeks the traffic lights stay lit even though the supply of PLN extinguished using a spare battery. The system is capable of regulating the rate of traffic by arranging alternately road vehicle that passes a certain spot every day for nearly 24 hours a day and on these tools need to pair every day.

Revisiting Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker: a Semiotic Study of the Dramatis Personae

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1B) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled Besbes
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Sign Systems ◽  
Semiotic Approach ◽  
Stage Props

Abstract: The present article sought to offer a semiotic analysis of Pinter’s The Caretaker’s characters as signifers in their own right. The article also aimed at studying the play’s dramatis personae as loci of multi-coded expressions, with a focus on the various modes of signifcation associated with them. Using semiotics as an analytical method, the author explored the linguistic and paralinguistic features of the characters’ discourses as signs in relation to the play’s pivotal themes, their kinesic and body expressions as indexical signs, as well as their distinctive proxemic behavior(s) onstage. Some attention was also given to the characters’ handling of stage props and the special meanings attached to them as replicators of character personality. The results of the discussion showed that using a semiotic approach to analyze The Caretaker’s characters can yield positive outcomes in terms of comprehensive analysis and interpretation of the characters as dynamic unities of interrelated sign-systems. Keywords: Pinter, semiotics, dramatis personae, linguistic, kinesic, proxemic

scholarly journals Is the Green Wave Really Green? The Risks of Rebound Effects When Implementing “Green” Policies

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5411
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Bloder ◽  
Georg Jäger
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
The Other ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Traffic Lights ◽  
Traffic System ◽  
Rebound Effects ◽  
Car Use ◽  
Reduce Emissions

Traffic and transportation are main contributors to the global CO2 emissions and resulting climate change. Especially in urban areas, traffic flow is not optimal and thus offers possibilities to reduce emissions. The concept of a Green Wave, i.e., the coordinated switching of traffic lights in order to favor a single direction and reduce congestion, is often discussed as a simple mechanism to avoid breaking and accelerating, thereby reducing fuel consumption. On the other hand, making car use more attractive might also increase emissions. In this study, we use an agent-based model to investigate the benefit of a Green Wave in order to find out whether it can outweigh the effects of increased car use. We find that although the Green Wave has the potential to reduce emissions, there is also a high risk of heaving a net increase in emissions, depending on the specifics of the traffic system.

THE MACROSIGNIFIED OF FORMATIVE MESOAMERICA: A SEMIOTIC APPROACH TO THE “OLMEC” STYLE

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Artur Seredin
Keyword(s):  
Complex Analysis ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Cultural Meanings ◽  
Sign System ◽  
Semiotic Approach ◽  
The Creation

Abstract This article applies the theory of archaeological semiotics to the study of the “Olmec” style. A semiotic approach differs from an iconographic study because it provides the possibility for complex analysis of all significant traits of material archeological objects without distinction between stylistic and iconographic traits. In this context, the semiotic analysis of the Olmec style as a sign system shows that its particular signs, which can be defined as stylistic traits because of the lack of specific iconographic meanings, simultaneously participated in the creation and transformation of cultural meanings. This phenomenon reflected the “macrosignified” of Formative Mesoamerican cultures, associated with a structure that linked together various meanings throughout the culture.

Application of Configuration Technology in Traffic Light Control System Based on PLC

2012 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 510-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Peng Yao ◽  
Ying Shi ◽  
Ji You Fei
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Computer Control ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Control Technology ◽  
Light Control ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Software Simulation ◽  
Traffic Lights ◽  
Traffic Light Control

Configuration technology is a new technology for monitoring in the current society; it is the result of the development of computer control technology. To traffic light control system, it is to combine the use of configuration technology and procedures related to PLC, and through software simulation and traffic lights light changes, traffic light control system could achieve the monitoring problem, and if the system is in good condition, its application can save a lot of labor powers and materials.

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