Media Studies A-Level
Meaning and concept
What Meaning and concept means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Meaning and concept
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The mental concept associated with a signifier, which is not the object itself and depends on shared cultural understanding.
Topics that use Meaning and concept
- Semiotics (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Anchorage
- Applying semiotic terms to media products
- Audience interpretation
- Combination and sequence
- Context and cultural convention
- Cultural context
- Dominant signifier
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