Signifier: The form the sign takes. In this example it is a drawing of a human skull.
Signified: This will be the meaning of the sign. It can be broken down into two parts, denotation and connotation.
Denotation: The common sense, culturally agreed meaning of this sign is that it is a human skull.
Connotation: My individual interpretation of this sign leads me to think of death and danger.
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