Social Semiotics
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286459229_Social_Semiotics Social semiotics is about studying how signs and symbols like words, gestures, and pictures are used by people to communicate and make sense of things in society. It builds on ideas from famous language experts like Ferdinand de Saussure and Michael Halliday. Saussure introduced the basic concepts of studying signs, while Halliday showed how language functions in different situations. This field is really helpful because it lets us understand how different groups of people express ideas and meanings. This is super useful in areas like media, culture, and communication studies. In social semiotics, where you put things in a picture really matters and can change what people think the picture means. If something is at the top of a picture, it usually looks important or powerful. If it's at the bottom, it might seem less important or like a basic part of something bigger. Things on the left side can start a story or
