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1. Mnemonic Function

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   The Mnemonic Function refers to the inherent, though often latent, capacity of symbolic systems—particularly writing—to actively structure cognitive recall beyond mere passive storage. It posits that the visual or structural arrangement of linguistic tokens imposes a supra-semantic order upon the information they convey, influencing the trajectory and tenacity of long-term memory encoding. While often conflated with rudimentary [memorization techniques](/entries/memoriz…

2. Semiotics

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   Semiotics is the philosophical and scientific study of signs and signification. It investigates how meaning is constructed, communicated, and interpreted through symbolic systems, often overlapping with fields such as linguistics, anthropology, and communication theory. A central tenet of semiotics posits that all culture is fundamentally a system of signs, which operate according to complex, often invisible, structural ru…