semiotician en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English semiotic Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English semiotician From semiotic + -ian.
Meanings
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One who studies semiotics or semantics
The big difference between the average biblical scholar and a semiotician is, that the latter is not a consumer of texts, but tries to become, together with the text, a co-producer of meaning.
1990, Jan Holman, “A Semiotic Analysis of Psalm CXXXVIII (LXX)”, in In Quest of the Past: Studies on Israelite Religion, Literature and Prophetism, page 87:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| semioticians | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (19)
ro semioticiană (linguist specialized in semiotics) · pt semioticista (linguist specialized in semiotics) · ro semiotician (linguist specialized in semiotics) · de Semiotiker (linguist specialized in semiotics) · ru специали́ст по семио́тике (linguist specialized in semiotics) · es semiótico (linguist specialized in semiotics) · fr sémioticien (linguist specialized in semiotics) · da semiotiker (linguist specialized in semiotics) · be семіётык (linguist specialized in semiotics) · hy նշանագետ (linguist specialized in semiotics) · pl semiotyk (linguist specialized in semiotics) · et semiootik (linguist specialized in semiotics) · cs sémiotik (linguist specialized in semiotics) · fr sémanticien (linguist specialized in semiotics) · sh semiòtičār (linguist specialized in semiotics) · sh семио̀тича̄р (linguist specialized in semiotics) · ru семио́тик (linguist specialized in semiotics) · de Semiotik (linguist specialized in semiotics) · nl semioticus (linguist specialized in semiotics)