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Arbitrary

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symbols with no connection to the things they represent

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semiotics

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study of social production of meaning from sign systems

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signifier

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physical thing as we perceive it in the world

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signified

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meaning associated with the sign

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sign

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an arbitrary symbol

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ambiguous

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words without absolute meaning

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denotative meaning

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meaning given to a word without understanding of its application

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connotative meaning

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meaning that comes from a set of associations a word brings to mind in a person

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synecdoche

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metaphor that uses one part of something to refer to the whole thing

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metonym

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metaphor that uses tangible things to intangible things

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Archetypal

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metaphors that use human experience to describe another object

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narrative coherence

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a story with content that hangs together

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narrative fidelity

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how well a story reflects the values and beliefs of its audience