Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Finnish term or phrase:
merkitysmaailma
English translation:
semiotic world; semiotic awareness; world of meanings
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Annira Silver (X)
Jul 20, 2004 10:01
19 yrs ago
Finnish term
Annira Silver (X)
merkitysmaailma
Finnish to English
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Child development
Konteksti: lapsen kehityksen myötä hänen merkitysmaailmansa laajenee. Tämä on minulle uusi termi, enkä keksi käännökseksi muuta kuin 'terms of reference'. Olisko kellään hyvää psykon sanakirjaa? Tai tietäisi muuten vaan?
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semiotic awareness
semiotic awareness - for what its worth!
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Thanks, Annira - often, one thing leads to another!
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Note added at 1 day 2 hrs 16 mins (2004-07-21 12:17:31 GMT) Post-grading
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Annira, instead of \"semiotic awareness\", another phrase you might use is \"semiotic perception\". It can be found used in a literary context at:
www.yorku.ca/inpar/inpar001_smith-wasserman.pdf. I think \"awareness\" is still the better choice where a child\'s development is concerned.
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Note added at 14 hrs 16 mins (2004-07-21 00:17:10 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, Annira - often, one thing leads to another!
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Note added at 1 day 2 hrs 16 mins (2004-07-21 12:17:31 GMT) Post-grading
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Annira, instead of \"semiotic awareness\", another phrase you might use is \"semiotic perception\". It can be found used in a literary context at:
www.yorku.ca/inpar/inpar001_smith-wasserman.pdf. I think \"awareness\" is still the better choice where a child\'s development is concerned.
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Comment: "Thank you!"
Discussion
I think that the term is 'lifeworld', as coined by the founder of phenomenology, Husserl. It seems to be used in educational (and other) contexts as well as philosophy, so it's obviously been adopted by other disciplines, and H's name is connected to 'merkitysmaailma' in some Finnish articles. It's a nice term actually, easy to understand in both languages. I came across it via googling on your suggestion, semiotic awareness, so many thanks!
Annira