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He introduces the "semiotic threshold" to distinguish between purely physical/biological phenomena and phenomena of cultural signification. 3. The Critique of Iconism

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Eco defines semiotics as the study of all cultural processes as communication. He introduces the famous distinction between (dictionary-like meaning) and communication (contextual, pragmatic use). This section builds toward his later concept of the "encyclopedia" as opposed to a tree-like structure of knowledge. The Absent Structure Umberto Eco Pdf Extra Quality

: These are designed to encourage multiple, diverse interpretations. The author creates a "strategy" that allows for a "multiplicity of semantic outcomes". Closed Texts The Absent Structure Umberto Eco Pdf Extra Quality

Eco argued that the domain of semiotics (the study of signs) is coextensive with the domain of culture.