Saussure was a linguist, while Peirce was a philosopher. Saussure used semiology term (European Continental system), while Peirce used Semiotics term (American system and Anglo-Saxon System). But in the subsequent developments, semiotic term is the most popular (Ratna, 2004: 98-99).
The word ‘semiotic’ comes from Greek ‘seme’ which is meant ‘interpretation of sign’ (Cobley and Jansz, 2002: 4). Another literature says that semiotic comes from the word ‘semeion’ which is meant ‘sign’ (Sudjiman and Van Zoest, 1996: vii). According to Eco (Ratna, 2004: 105), semiotic relates to everything which has relationship with signs. Then according to Charles Sanders Peirce (Sobur, 2004: 16), semiotic is “a relationship among a sign, an object, and a meaning.”
Cobley and Jansz, (2002: 4) state Semiotic as: “Discipline is simply the analysis signs or the study of the functioning of signs systems”. Thus, semiotics is a study about analysis of signs.
Sources:
Sudjiman, Panuti and Aart van Zoest. 1996. Serba-Serbi Semiotika. PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama Jakarta.
Sobur, M. Si, Drs. Alex. 2004. Semiotika Komunikasi. Bandung: PT Remaja Rosdakarya Bandung.
Ratna, S.U, Nyoman Kutha. 2004. Teori, Metode, dan Teknik Penelitian Sastra. Yogyakarta: Pustaka Pelajar.
Cobley, Paul dan Litza Jansz.1997. Mengenal Semiotika for Beginner. Inggris: Icon Books Ltd., Cambridge.
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