Paper 1 · Communication
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (11.07.2022) Shift-I
Match List I (Sign Category) with List II (Example) and choose the correct answer.
List I
- I. Iconic
- II. Indexical
- III. Symbolic
- IV. Profusion of signs
List II
- a. Language
- b. Photographs
- c. Smoke
- d. Letters of the alphabet
AI-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a ✓ Correct
BI-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b
CI-b, II-d, III-c, IV-a
DI-a, II-b, III-d, IV-c
Correct answer: (A) I-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a — The correct match is I-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a.
★An iconic sign resembles its object, so a photograph is iconic because it looks like what it shows.
★An indexical sign is causally linked to its object, so smoke is an index of fire.
★A symbolic sign relies on convention, so letters of the alphabet stand for sounds by agreement.
★A profusion of signs relates to language, a rich rule bound system of many signs.
★This tripartite scheme of icon, index, and symbol comes from the semiotics of Charles Sanders Peirce.
★Distinguishing resemblance, causal connection, and convention is central to sign theory.
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