semiology

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Indeed, one of the most striking aspects of the show is how familiar most of the clothing semiology is.

From New York Times

What if Barthes — an authority on semiology, the study of signs and symbols — had discovered a linguistic secret of immense power, one for which people would kill?

From Washington Post

The semiology of the cowboy being about as obvious as that of the Stars and Stripes pin.

From New York Times

That manufactured importance is another way of deflecting criticism; semiology and sociology aren’t a matter of aesthetics.

From The New Yorker