As is always the case when broaching the forum of semiotics, there are many varying and sometimes conflicting theories that place different emphasis on certain aspects of the "sign". ... Ferdinand de Saussure, a Swiss linguist who has been hailed the "founder not only of linguistics but also...semiotics"#, based his theory on a linguistic model that has been employed by most structuralists. ... Saussure placed specific emphasis on the role of language as the most effective form of signification. Text, and the communication of it, is intrinsic to many theatrical genres, making the breakdown ...

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