Abstract
The concept of redundancy is derived from information theory. However, as the question of significance is suspended in information theory, the important role of redundancy in communicating the textual meaning is hardly elaborated. From the perspective of semiotics, redundancy can be divided into in-text redundancy and out-of-text redundancy. In-text redundancy mainly unfolds in such forms as the indicator of intrinsic metalanguage, phatic symbols, and the built-in redundancy as a response to semiotics noise. Out-of-text redundancy primarily serves as genre determination, subcultural style representation, and conversion of markedness. Redundancy, as an organizational form of meaning interpretation in the dimension of temporality, provides index for the interpretation of the text, guarantees the coherence of different meanings in the process of text interpretation, and offers solid foundation of significance for a broad consensus within the community.
Keywords
redundancy, communication, information theory, meaning
First Page
181
Last Page
190
Recommended Citation
Bai, Shanshan. 2025. "The Use of the Useless:Semiotic Significance of Redundancy in Communication." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 45, (1): pp.181-190. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol45/iss1/17
