Media Studies A-Level
Signification
What Signification means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Signification
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Signification in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: AQA
The process by which a sign carries meaning for a reader, producing meaning rather than fixing it in the sign itself.
Topics that use Signification
- Semiotics - Barthes' ideas and theories on semiotics (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Connotation
- Cultural association
- Denotation
- Denotation and connotation
- Myth
- Naturalisation and ideology
- Second-order meaning
- Sign analysis
Using Signification in the exam
Check the command word and mark scheme for your exact question. After comparing your explanation with the reference, use the term in an answer on the linked topic. This practice does not predict an exam mark.
Practise Media Studies questions
Create a free account to answer exam-style questions on this topic and get feedback on your answers.
Start free
All Media Studies A-Level termsA week of Premium from your first lesson · Then the free plan continues · No card, no charge