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  Sign (semiotics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Signs are not just words, but also include images, gestures, scents, tastes, textures, sounds — essentially all of the ways in which information can be processed into a codified form and communicated as a message by any sentient, reasoning mind to another.
According to Saussure (1857-1913), a sign is composed of the signifier, and the signified.
The Saussurean sign exists only at the level of the synchronic system, in which signs are defined by their relative and hierarchical privileges of co-occurrence.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sign_(semiotics)   (1472 words)

  
 Sign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Then, since the signs signify (express, denote, connote, or designate) but the constructs mean, the significance of a sign in a language (natural or formal) equals the meaning of the mental construct designated by the sign.
Sign or signing, in communication, refers to communicating via hand gestures, such as sign language.
Medical sign, in medicine, objective evidence of the presence of a disease or disorder, as opposed to a symptom, which is subjective
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sign   (665 words)

  
 Road Sign Encyclopedia Article @ EveryAvenue.com (Every Avenue)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 1956, road signs in the south were changed to markedly differ from the UK standard with the adoption of US-style "diamond" signs for many road hazard warnings (junctions, bends, railway crossings, traffic lights).
Road signs in Singapore are all in English, one of the country's four official languages and the lingua franca of most of the population.
It is gradually moving toward internationally-accepted signs; it abandoned, for example, a localised version of the "no parking sign" (with a Hanzi character) and used the blue-red cross sign as of the late 1990s.
www.everyavenue.com /encyclopedia/Road_sign   (3438 words)

  
 Sign
So, while natural signs serve as the source of signification, the human mind is the agency through which signs signify naturally ocurring things, such as objects, states, qualities, quantities, events, processes, or relationships.
In divination and religion a sign is an omen, an event or occurrence believed to fortell the future, or a miracle.
In linguistics, Ferdinand de Saussure described a Sign (linguistics) as a combination of a concept and a sound-image.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/si/sign.html   (727 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Sign of the Cross
Another kind of sign of the cross is that made in the air by bishops, priests, and others in blessing persons or material objects.
"Sign the chalice and the host", he wrote, "with a right cross and not with circles or with a varying of the fingers, but with two fingers stretched out and the thumb hidden within them, by which the Trinity is symbolized.
Hence the signs of the cross continue till the end of the Canon and they may be regarded as mentally referred back to a consecration which is still conceived of as incomplete.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/13785a.htm   (2022 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Sign Language
Opposition to teaching sign language in the classroom arose at the end of the 19th century from educators who believed in teaching deaf children to speak, a method known as oralism.
By demonstrating that sign languages were natural languages with distinct vocabularies and grammatical structures, Stokoe’s work changed the way in which deaf educators viewed oralism.
By forming the sign “sick” and repeatedly moving the left hand in a circle, the signer can indicate that someone is characteristically or always sick.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761556941/Sign_Language.html   (1186 words)

  
 NEON SIGN : Encyclopedia Entry
The neon sign is an evolution of the earlier Geissler tube (also called a Crookes tube), which is a glass tube for demonstrating the principles of electrical discharge.
The development of neon signs is credited to Georges Claude and the first public display of a neon sign was of two 38-foot long tubes in December of 1910 at the Paris Expo.
The first commercial sign was sold by Jaques Fonseque, Claude’s associate, in 1912 to a Paris barber.
www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Neon_sign   (557 words)

  
 Sign
It appears that SIGN was concerned at this early stage that German designed low aspect ratio aircraft were being used by the Soviets and had been modified for supersonic flight.
SIGN was supposed to provide quarterly status reports but these reports are not evident after the initial report in April 1948.
Either SIGN was manned by a bunch of "eager beavers", who were quick to accept an exciting theory without adequate research, or the EOTS is overemphasized by Ruppelt.
members.aol.com /tprinty/Sign.html   (5216 words)

  
 Red Sox Connection - The Citgo Sign
The original Cities Service sign was built in 1940 and replaced with the CITGO sign when the company changed its name in 1965.
Backers of the sign claimed the sign was an excellent example of urban neon art and "as Boston as baked beans." The group fought and asked the Boston landmarks commission to declare it a landmark.
At one time, the sign was visible from the maternity ward at Beth Israel Hospital, where mothers-to-be timed their contractions by its pulsing flash in the evening sky.
www.redsoxconnection.com /citgo.html   (677 words)

  
 sign - Wiktionary
Their angry expressions were a clear sign they didn't want to talk.
The sharp sign indicates that the pitch of the note is raised a half step.
A linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages.
en.wiktionary.org /wiki/sign   (223 words)

  
 Saussure's Sign
1 THE SIGN, THE SIGNIFIER, AND THE SIGNIFIED
That which is a sign (namely the associative total of a concept and an image) in the first system, becomes a mere signifier in the second.
Regardless of how linguistic signs (and perhaps other signs, too) are analyzed, meaning may in fact be unrecoverable, both to the analyst and to the participants in an exchange of signs.
www.criticism.com /md/the_sign.html   (1154 words)

  
 CITGO Petroleum Corp., Sports, Running, Boston Sign
Claiming the sign was an excellent example of urban neon art, and as Boston as baked beans, they stopped the demolition crew.
CITGO refurbished the sign and, with the flip of a switch, Kenmore Square was bright again in the night sky.
Check out the interesting CITGO Sign Facts, and learn more about the man who is known by thousands of Bostonions as the Keeper of the Sign.
www.citgo.com /AboutCITGO/BostonSign.jsp   (285 words)

  
 Symbols.com - Symbol 24:7
was conceived by placing the signs N and D (for Nuclear Disarmament) from the international marine flag signalling system on top of each other, and circumscribing the combination with a circle.
In any case it was initially used as a rallying sign at the 1958 demonstration against Aldermaston (a British research center for the development of nuclear weapons).
The power of this symbol is emphasized by the fact that the South African government, during the 1970s, seriously considered forbidding it.
www.symbols.com /encyclopedia/24/247.html   (180 words)

  
 NPR : The Hollywood Sign, Present at the Creation   (Site not responding. Last check: )
To enhance the effect, the sign was lit by 4,000 light bulbs; a nearby cabin housed a maintenance man whose sole job was changing them.
The sign stood proudly, and without incident, over the land of celluloid and sunshine until 1932, when a poetically ironic episode summed up the frustrations of living in a town where even when things are in focus, they're still two-dimensional.
The sign came to embody the metaphor of Hollywood as the land of broken dreams.
www.npr.org /programs/morning/features/patc/hollywoodsign   (1309 words)

  
 swapped.cc : sign
Besides if I am not going to use anything but a signing code, the rest will be sitting there collecting dust, creating untrivial shared libraries dependencies and a general feeling of a wasted disk space.
First of all, sign is a file processing tool, it reads from the files (including stdin) and writes to the files (including stdout).
sign adopts OpenSSH-style authentication model, where the trust hierarchy is flat (no certificates), an authentication is done with public keys and the list of trusted keys is grown gradually on as-needed basis.
swapped.cc /sign   (774 words)

  
 About ASL
American Sign Language (ASL) is a complex visual-spatial language that is used by the Deaf community in the United States and English-speaking parts of Canada.
Sign languages develop specific to their communities and is not universal.
Interesting, however, American Sign Language shares many vocabulary terms with Old French Sign Language (LSF) because a French Deaf man, Laurent Clerc, was one of the first teachers of the Deaf in the U.S. in the nineteenth century.
www.deaflibrary.org /asl.html   (2181 words)

  
 Sign GrafX | Services
Local sign ordinances often dictate whether or not you will be allowed to put up a sidewalk sign, since it is usually left on a public sidewalk in a high-traffic area.
Their sign designer is a fun way to look at font and color possibilities before you order.
Engraved signs are used for a variety of purposes - office identification, memorial plaques, industrial markers, name tags, awards, directories and informational signs, etc. ADA signs (signs for guidance of handicapped persons mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act) are usually engraved in plastic.
www.sign-grafx.com /servicetext.htm   (4851 words)

  
 SIGN System   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In adults, a cast or a splint is insufficient to treat a fracture like this, where the bone has been completely broken in two.
The IM nail is a long rod made of surgical-grade stainless steel which passes through the canal of the bone to secure pieces together and allow for proper healing.
SIGN's goal, however, is to make this the world-wide standard for fracture treatment.
www.sign-post.org /sign_system.htm   (332 words)

  
 sign
Her nod was a sign that it was time to leave.
a plus sign or minus sign used as a symbol for indicating the positive or negative value of a quantity, as an integer.
to mark with a sign, esp. the sign of the cross.
www.infoplease.com /dictionary/sign   (347 words)

  
 Scorpio sign   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Scorpio sign is a force to be reckoned with.
The Astrology and zodiac service is provided for international or local foodlers to have the opportunity during their horoscopes Astrology s to get in touch with of best practices of the destination place and culture in a more natural way.
Their overriding urge in loving is to use their power to penetrate beyond themselves and to lose themselves sexually in their partners in an almost mystical ecstasy, thus discovering the meaning of that union which is greater than individuality, and is a marriage of the spirit as well as of flesh.
www.onecer.net /astro/index4.html   (2042 words)

  
 Amazon.com: SIGN with your BABY Complete Learning Kit: US DVD Version, Book, Training Video (DVD), Quick Reference ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
We began using signs with our son off and on since he performed his very first sign at 7 mos, "waving bye-bye," and thus demonstrated that he was ready to begin learning sign language.
We also realized that when ASL signs are too complex for babies, they will create their own easier version anyway and eventually develop the ability to form the proper sign -you just have to pay careful attention to what they're doing.
The signs are timed so you can forward to the exact point where a sign is for easy review.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1932354018?v=glance   (2240 words)

  
 Roadside Peek : Las Vegas Neon Sign Graveyard 1
However, in the background is a remnant of the old Sassy Sally's sign.
In this angle, the old Binion's Horseshoe sign for the free parking lot is clearly visible.
An older version of the Horseshoe sign is still in great condition here at the YESCO neon graveyard.
www.roadsidepeek.com /roadusa/southwest/nevada/vegas/lvsign/neongrave   (347 words)

  
 How to Sign Applets Using RSA Signed Certificates
However, signing applets through RSA is still difficult for most novice applet developers and prevents them from taking full advantage of this Java Plug-in feature.
This document provides step-by-step instructions for signing applets using RSA certificates, allowing novice applet developers to sign their applets without having to wade through the many complex security issues involved.
To use the Netscape Signing Tool to sign applets using RSA certificates, obtain the Netscape Object Signing certificate from Verisign or the Netscape Object Signing certificate from Thawte—or similar certificates from other CAs.
java.sun.com /j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/plugin/developer_guide/rsa_signing.html   (1315 words)

  
 SIGN BUILDER 2.0 - INDUSTRIAL SIGNAGE
The St. Claire, Inc. Sign Builder 2.0 includes a number of web-based tools designed to facilitate the creation of custom general and safety signs.
Select sign layout, hazard type and level, and chemical name to produce custom hazardous material safety signs.
The premier online safety sign design and build service, Safety Sign Builder 2.0, is made possible with financial support by St. Claire, Inc. In recent years the Safety Sign Builder 2.0 service has grown in popularity, surpassing 100 thousand registered users.
www.stclaire.com /go/industrial_signage/sb2/html   (319 words)

  
 Church Sign Generator
Ever seen those signs in front of churches with the moveable letters?
There's also a Church of Scientology sign generator and a Westboro Baptist Church sign generator!
Marquee Messages: Sentence Sermons for the Church Sign
www.churchsigngenerator.com   (159 words)

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