Question 1
In Roland Barthes' semiotic theory, what is the term for the literal, surface-level meaning of a sign?
Correct Answer:
Denotation
Question 2
Barthes argued that signs work ideologically by appearing 'natural' or 'common sense'. What did he call this process?
Correct Answer:
Myth
Question 3
Tzvetan Todorov's narrative theory describes a three-stage structure. Which sequence is correct?
Correct Answer:
Equilibrium, disruption, new equilibrium
Question 4
Steve Neale's genre theory argues that genres are characterised by what dynamic?
Correct Answer:
Repetition and difference
Question 5
Claude Levi-Strauss' structuralist approach to narrative emphasises which feature?
Correct Answer:
Binary oppositions
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