AJ Moyes

Dr. Langan
Semiotics
November 13th, 2019

Semiotics has a lot of real world examples. One that I can think of is the classic Cristiano
Ronaldo soccer goal celebration that is known all across the world by soccer players. Little kids
especially take on this personality, simply because they have dreams and aspirations of being like
Ronaldo some day. This celebration is iconic and which is done after Ronaldo scores during a
soccer game. Children playing in games at the park or even competitive matches who use this
celebration when they score, are in of themselves using the sign involving Cristiano Ronaldo and
his admirers. Opponents would signify this action during games, as I would watch. This doesn’t
mean that they are a good player, but rather signifying someone who is, (as if they could be that
person). As mentioned in the reading, retired celebrities who come together for charity and fill
the stadium, partake in this celebration if they score to signal great skill and power upon
themselves.
This theory predicts signs and meanings of everyday things. The other example of a coin
where the front is the signifier (president), while the back of the coin has the amount (signified).
This is true for other simple words that humans have given meaning in of themselves, when in
reality the words or combination of letters have nothing to do with the actual sign, until humans
place meaning upon it.