Abstracts
Abstract
Many concepts used in semiotics today are derived from linguistics, philosophy, literature studies and other fields. Yet a genuinely ecosemiotic approach, requires modelling tools that go beyond imagery based on human culture and communication. In this paper, I develop an ecosemiotic research model that uses “forest” as its primary ground. Basing myself on the Tartu-Moscow school of cultural semiotics, I introduce modelling as an analytic method. Then I describe properties of the forest as an ecosystem as well as its experiential meaning for humans. The forest model can be applied in studying common objects of ecosemiotics, but it can also be mirrored back to the objects of general, cultural or social semiotics. The paper concludes with suggestions on developing the forest model in practical research.
Keywords:
- Ecosemiotics,
- Semiotic Modelling,
- Forest as a Semiotic System,
- Affordances,
- Tolerance of Meaning
Résumé
De nombreux concepts employés aujourd’hui en sémiotique dérivent de la linguistique, de la philosophie, des études littéraires et d’autres champs. Une approche écosémiotique authentique nécessite cependant le développement d’outils de modélisation qui vont au-delà d’un imaginaire fondé sur la culture et la communication humaine. Dans cet article, je développe un modèle de recherche écosémiosique qui s’appuie essentiellement sur la « forêt ». Procédant de l’école de sémiotique culturelle de Tartu-Moscou, j’introduis la modélisation comme une méthode d’analyse. Puis je décris certaines propriétés de la forêt, entendue comme écosystème, et de sa signification expérientielle pour les humains. Le modèle de forêt peut s’appliquer à l’étude d’objets ordinaires de l’écosémiotique, mais il peut également être réfléchi sur des objets de la sémiotique général, culturelle ou sociale. Je termine en suggérant des applications pratiques de ce modèle.
Mots-clés :
- Écosémiotique,
- modélisation sémiotique,
- la forêt comme système sémiotique,
- affordances,
- tolérance du sens
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