Saussure, Structuralism, and Semiotics

[@okjess101]

It's like something clicked in my head, I finally understand! Thank you so much!!

[@jayiz391]

it's a very clear explanation, especially for non-native speakers. Thank you very much for this video.

[@nashblue9383]

it was a 6mins video but I spent an entire hour watching it since I was regularly pausing and playing back the vid and taking down notes. This was really helpful and for me everything was clear. THANK YOU SOO MUCH~^^

[@ingridsteyn4709]

Thank you! I have been taking a course on this for 6 months and this is the first time I've understood it.

[@Thatoneguyinlitclass]

WOOOO!! Glad you found this helpful!

[@hichamenglishstudent223]

Our teacher at the university had been explayning this shitt for two months and no one of us could understand what he was saying. However ur vedio replaced these two months in 6mn moreover it's very clear . Thanks u helped me a lot god job

[@Mitchell-vk4zy]

Out of the several videos I've watched on Saussure, you're the first who correctly defines 'signifier'. *Hat tip*

[@miguelatienza7488]

Mitchell no hat tip

[@abdulaijalloh4400]

a smart video, very brief and less cumbersome in terms of the language used... thank you very much

[@staybalancedn]

Great video!! We need more videos on this because reading those original early texts, You need an expansive working memory to remember what you just read a few words before.

[@arnabpati]

Wow this helped a lot Thanks for making such a quick short video.

[@LearnEnglish24x7]

Just took up literature course, and all this was going bonkers! Thankfully, after watching the video, some clarity is dawning upon my mind :) thanks!

[@sarahford6724]

Very helpful, but do slow down on your delivery.

[@TheRosh94]

Thank you soo very much Thatoneguyinlitclass !! structuralism as a part of popular culturefor me, always went bonkers! your video as well as your explanation of structuralism as a reply to one of your comments just sorted me out! I wish you were my professor! :)

[@matthewbirch9325]

Great video. Just wondering how you would right down "wooh wooh"

[@oumaimacheriet3462]

so brief yet so helpful...thank you

[@JitRayMadEarth]

nice quick way to get into something i've always thought of as daunting

[@Thatoneguyinlitclass]

Glad you liked it!

[@shaguftaali7960]

i have to write an article on structuralism n m very confused about how to apply it on any advertisement can u plz suggest me any advertisement on which i can apply this theory?

[@susanparker6813]

Thank you!! I was left very confused with the reading but this video cleared everything up!💕

[@Thatoneguyinlitclass]

That's awesome! I'm glad this helped!

[@skfardin65]

how can i give structuralist reading in a poem?

[@sondosaljaber2058]

You are very good. I hope you can explain the concept of signs in post structuralism

[@rhystownsend596]

Good overall introduction but I miss learning about the specific relationship between semiotics and structuralism.

[@eterijum3266]

Could you provide some reference list? im writting an essay and i will reference your video but my school considers "Thatoneguyinlitclass" as an in-text-reference invalid :/

[@poojapillai16]

Thanks! This made so much more sense than all the reading I've tried to do. Will need a couple of views more to fully lodge the idea in my head :)

[@swetagour5942]

Superb,Sir.....

[@shahdismail8454]

That was amazing!! Great explanation

[@kevinleahy2147]

Very clear explanation - thank you for sharing. Maybe it's me, but I would have preferred the speaking to have been somewhat slower.

[@Thatoneguyinlitclass]

I get this a lot, and it's something I'll work on when I start making videos again.

[@2dodger2]

A pause between ideas would allow the listener to take in the concept

[@miguelatienza7488]

I disagree👎🏽👎🏽

[@aanchalsamania6750]

Very clear idea has been given in your vedio. thanks

[@ranialounes1049]

thank you so much. In a test question, we were asked How does language function according to De Saussure what do you think we should include in the answer?

[@srivarshini1959]

Can you tell me how I can connect structuralism to semiotics in a deeper sense?

[@EgorKrasilnikov]

very intelligibly. Please make a video about more common semiotics examples and principles like art or history signs and its semiotics. Thanks!

[@thefionaadventures]

your dog is an angel

[@Thatoneguyinlitclass]

+thefionaadventures Yeah she is!

[@Smary3Fan]

this was very useful for me at the college...thank you very much

[@douglasmccannpiano]

mel gibson playing hamlet, is my definition of semiotics..... his action here status, is the excess baggage, brought to his playing a character.... who may suffer from inaction anxiety....

[@aishashahab183]

What is meta narrative?

[@beboriyad9833]

Hello do u have any idea about structural code and prosessual code? i have an exam after 2 days and I need a help :(

[@stellakerr8924]

Hey there, Where did you gather all of your research for this video? I would like to reference it, what is your real full name? Thank you

[@memememe-nc4st]

Thank you so much Great deal of help 💜💜💜

[@kamran27mac]

i am yet to understand the concept of Deconstruction, could you please upload similar video dear Thatoneguyinlitclass

[@AnnaTheFairy]

Thank you for explaining de Saussure, still i don't understand what structuralism as a theory is or how is connected with him? If you could maybe give me a concrete example of structuralism,I'd be even more thankful!

[@Thatoneguyinlitclass]

Structuralism (regardless of whether we're talking about philosophy, language, literature, whatever) is the idea that there is an underlying order to things in the world and that everything is part of a larger 'structure'. Structuralists try to find this order and explain it, as well as trying to explain the 'structure' that the order belongs to. Saussure focuses on language, trying to break down language into it's component parts, rather like how you would break down a puzzle into individual pieces so that you can study how they fit together to make the larger image. I hope that helps.

[@AnnaTheFairy]

Thank you!

[@h.m.r391]

Thatoneguyinlitclass what an amazing answer...please if u can to help me more just to comprehense more about these theories in a simplified style...thank u sooo much

[@Manuellaborer]

a video on hermeneutic?

[@RobSmith2016]

Other than language, what other structures are examined in structuralism ?

[@Thatoneguyinlitclass]

Theoretically any kind of relationship between humans can be examined with a structuralist viewpoint. Borrowing Saussure's ideas, Structuralism has been used in Anthropology, Sociology, etc.

[@jesuisdesmontagnes]

Amazing job! Thanks for this.

[@eddieriggs1536]

big up for making this video, was extremely helpful.

[@jayiz391]

I've a question, and i will be happy if someone helps me. How can we use this thoery, sturctualism, in interprestation a particualr poem, novel, or short story ? Give an example.

[@h.m.r391]

جايز السعدي the same question that I have

[@carolinequampa1123]

Good but the talking was too fast

[@maumitabhaumik8947]

What is semiotic phonology?

[@bethdarrow4489]

You are freaking awesome. Thank you.

[@huseyinkeskin7522]

I like the video a lot. It really help me. thank you

[@robertseepers2847]

Thanks ;] - and thanks for the platonic reference. I would be interested in anything exploring the structural similarity of the act of reading on the one hand, and religious belief, or maybe I should say believing, and then again I would have to assume belief and believing differ relevantly

[@aroojakram1556]

I found this really useful to use in my opinion...I just don't know what the idea really is behind this , namely structuralism.

[@Thatoneguyinlitclass]

Copied from a previous comment below: Structuralism (regardless of whether we're talking about philosophy, language, literature, whatever) is the idea that there is an underlying order to things in the world and that everything is part of a larger 'structure'. Structuralists try to find this order and explain it, as well as trying to explain the 'structure' that the order belongs to. Saussure focuses on language, trying to break down language into it's component parts, rather like how you would break down a puzzle into individual pieces so that you can study how they fit together to make the larger image. I hope that helps.

[@ccilie7956]

Haha, I am in love with your youtubename.. if that is a thing that is possible to be: thatoneguyinlitclass.. haha. Brilliant! Ps. very elaborative explanation, you made me realise and grasp the concept of syntagms in a few seconds. Thank you for that.

[@lindashafira2213]

Thankyou! It helps me a lot.

[@ruthligaya]

So useful! Thanks so much!!

[@faridaali3218]

That was great!! thanks a lot 😊

[@annedemuys6162]

very clear! Thanks :)

[@mjj_]

Thank you so much:)

[@peacebeuponyou7283]

YOU DID NOT MENTION PARADIgM IN YOUR EXPLANATION Syntagm and Paradigm Description Syntagm and paradigm govern how signs relate to one another. Syntagm A syntagmatic relationship is one where signs occur in sequence or parallel and operate together to create meaning. The sequential nature of language means that linguistic signs have syntagmatic relationships. Thus, for example, the letters in a word have syntagmatic relationship with one another, as do the words in a sentence or the objects in a picture Syntagmatic relationships are often governed by strict rules, such as spelling and grammar. They can also have less clear relationships, such as those of fashion and social meaning. Paradigm A paradigmatic relationship is one where an individual sign may be replaced by another. Thus, for example, individual letters have a paradigmatic relationship with other letters, as where one letter is used, another may replace it (albeit changing meaning). Letters and numbers do not have a paradigmatic relationship. Items on a menu have paradigmatic relationship when they are in the same group (starters, main course, sweet) as a choice is made. Courses have a sequential (syntagmatic) relationship, and thus an item from the starter menu does not have a paradigmatic relationship with the sweet menu. Paradigmatic relationships are typically associative, in that both items are in a single membership set.

[@Thatoneguyinlitclass]

I added a bit about it in the definition-sorry for not including it originally!

[@anisguermazi5692]

associative=paradigmatic

[@hhhbnhhh490]

Thanks for you Your lucture very interesting

[@deadman746]

I see semiotics versus semiology as similar to psychic versus psychological. The former terms are more general. Semiology studies semiotic topics as psychology studies psychic ones.

[@gorgeousgirls5301]

really a nice video

[@MarleyMe95]

Thank you!

[@Thatoneguyinlitclass]

Thanks for watching!

[@amenostalgique]

fascinating

[@lauras7108]

First time I hear someone say what I always thought: that a signified part is, in fact, a platonic form. Always made this connection but wasn't sure I was correct because I it just occurred to me only (well, now to you too). Can we say that Plato was a predecessor of Saussure in that respect? Was Plato the first semiologist?

[@Thatoneguyinlitclass]

I'm not sure I would go that far; I mostly was just using as a convenient metaphor- but Plato clearly had some conception of the Seen and the Unseen, and how they were connected, so maybe in a sense!

[@RoBoTrOnIc1001001]

if the signifier is how we think of a thing then the signified is what we think of when we think

[@Saf1ouane]

Thank you this was helpful !

[@2dodger2]

How has cognitive science replaced it? Who can I read to find out?

[@achrafzaidi3038]

thank you soooo much

[@yusayusuf705]

thanks have an exam tomorrow, really helped :)

[@Thatoneguyinlitclass]

+Yusa Yusuf Glad it was useful!

[@shroomzys]

Glad it was yusuful for yu, at least someone found a yusa for it.

[@yusayusuf705]

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[@shroomzys]

Yusa Yusuf huh? soz I was just bored and read Thatoneguy's comment, sounded funny in my head phonetically.

[@nnn3630]

thank you... this helped

[@noor9196]

what about paradigm :( ? btw, loved how all the info was summarized and clearly explained.

[@Thatoneguyinlitclass]

I added a bit about it in the definition-sorry for not including it originally!

[@adv.shoebshaikh9258]

Thanks a lot sir for this clearly explained conceptual video... It really helped a lot... Please resume making more videos like this.. love n respect from India

[@miguelatienza7488]

I’m from Bangladesh and this video bad

[@AnaSanchez-uy2op]

I cannot thank you enough :)))))

[@ilhemabdaoui6034]

you really helped me thank you

[@Thatoneguyinlitclass]

+ilhem abdaoui Glad you enjoyed it!

[@vnorman15]

Thank you!!!!! You saved me from failing my exams!

[@miguelatienza7488]

Victoria Norman I’m sorry u failed

[@lunaestrella531]

You re amaizing

[@languagetv4756]

Good

[@mixfenix]

I feel that you explained words much more than actual structuralism and semiotics. This is coming from a new learner's perspective. I don't see what the connection is to structuralism.

[@23iPek]

best thing in the video: your dog !!

[@Thatoneguyinlitclass]

+Ipek Kiraslan Haha yeah!

[@ouisellmedia]

simply put, language, signs and symbols are human constructs

[@zelalem3600]

I have a dog so that I like the examples which remembers dogs..

[@Gusativo]

ooooh making a parallel with platonism is very dangerous, I would refrain from doing it.

[@douglasmccannpiano]

buzz is a bee sound..... the zz sound.... is english the only language that does this.... so is your point that even onomatopoiea is not arbitrary... meaning all language is....

Nice introductory remarks, thanks for sharing. Also, a bit slower narrating would be much appreciated.

[@shikhadabas1370]

Although the content was good but it's quite difficult to understand as u speak too fast

[@sohaseliem5236]

Thanks (Y)

[@sebastianwilliams160]

Saussure made some very interesting assertions, but there is also mounting evidence that language is not entirely as he formulated it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h37WdI2bdq-eqas&t

[@noiastoneluftballoon9492]

no wonder. .. relativity self evident to me b4 the knowledge of.....'it'(?) ... less work for... for more play... if structure functionality not impaired in othwer than filLing function communicating ...ways such ....

[@m.deepika0729]

Pls slowly

[@abdulwakeelkakar59]

Can you speak faster?

[@imadkhan1804]

Just slow bro u r so fast u r good but to much fast

[@chithraklm3974]

the speed is too high to follow :(

[@babayaga4801]

I gave you a thumb down. Firstly, for using a digital voice, thus not having a courage to read it yourself. Secondly, when doing so, you did not care about adjusting the slide to the slightly slower speed. This results in tiring the watchers after a few minutes of watching and listening.