Semiotics of space
Peirce and Lefebvre
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4474727 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pentti Määttänen (0000-0002-7882-9711, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 2007 |
| Issue | 166 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Semiotica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-1998 • E-ISSN: 1613-3692 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/sem.2007.067 |
| OpenAlex | W1988603452 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
Henri Lefebvre discusses the problem of a spatial code for reading, interpreting, and producing the space we live in. He is not content with the linguistic approach where the notion of meaning is defined in terms of language. The semiotic theory of Charles Peirce provides the required elements for this kind of spatial code. Meaning is defined as a habit of action, and this notion of meaning can be applied not only to linguistic expressions but also to things like hats, tables, buildings, and squares. In other words, meaning is defined as use — use of objects and instruments, our own organic body included. This wider notion of meaning provides the required semiotics of space
Action (physics) · Code (set theory) · Epistemology · Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Physics · Reading (process) · Semiotics · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Computer Science · Media, Communication, and Education · Philosophy
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |