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  In his book A Social Semiotic Approach to Contemporary Communication , the semiotician Gunther R. Kress describes the theory of social semiotics as what „ deals with meaning in all its appearances, in all social occasions and in all cultural sites.“ (p. 2). It explores the complex connection between signs, symbols, and their social meanings. This field of study, which was founded by academics like Ferdinand de Saussure andCharles Sanders Peirce [1] , looks at how numerous signs and symbols within a culture convey ideas, ideologies, and social values. It is essential to comprehending how meaning is created, distributed, and interpreted within a culture.   The interpretation of signs and symbols is governed by a set of rules in social semiotics. The importance of placement is one of these guidelines. For instance, images near the top of a page frequently suggest importance or authority and draw the user in right away. Images positioned at the bottom, o...

I chose an online discussion that started from a post in a closed facebook group. I recently spent some time on an island in Thailand called Koh Phangan , and while this group is called „ Koh PhanganConscious Community “ and the island is pretty small, the comments and reactions to posts are often very direspectful and gaslighting. Its astonishing to me how people are acting childish and mocking others while having their real profiles on there, and might very well meet the other people in this group offline, face-to-face. Because it is a closed group and not available to those not in the group, I am providing screenshots of the discussion.   The author of the post is inviting people from the group to join another group for singles to „mingle and meet“.     3 negative examples and concerns about this discussion:   1.      People make fun with their reactions, off the bet mocking those that might very well be interested in meeting ot...