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In the field of social semiotics, it has been introduced many key terms. Most importantly "Mode" and "Semiotic Resources".

What are the main diffrences between the key terms? and how to distinguish between them?

Can you help with gesture analysis? Our research includes McNeill categories, like beat, deitic, iconic and metaphorical.

I am studying connotative signifiers in relation with age and gender differences. How males are different than females in terms of conveying the connotative meanings of certain signs.The same thing will be applied on the comparison between teenagers and adults. Unfortunately, there are no adequate studies to rely on while testing the previous hypothesis. I am thinking about testing the connotation of signs that signals levels of risk in accordance with two studies that show differences in the perception of risk between females and males, and adolescents and adults. I would be grateful if any of you have suggestions or any kind of help. Thanks!

I would appreciate any suggestions on in-depth discussions on the matter.

I'm interested in fashion semiomarketing, but they could also be about art semiomarketing, or just plain semiomarketing. I'm having a hard time find references.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Many imminent thinkers dissociate themselves from structuralism yet they rely heavily on its precepts (a good example will be Chomsky or Silverstein). The question is the following: Can we do a semiotic analysis without using any structuralist precept? Does interpretive or symbolic semiotics rely heavily on structuralism?If yes-how and if No-why not?

Semiotics as a unifying (universal) discipline can transcend the theoretical difficulties resulting from the differentiation of communication and consciousness.

I read about a theory in Kress & Van Leeuwen's book of Reading images (2006). There is a social semiotic theory of representation. It is about sign-making. How can it be applied as a tool of analysis in a social semiotic dissertation?

To be developed.

I'm starting to study something on legal semiotics but most of the reference texts I can find are just applied semiotics on legal matters. I'm looking for references that will give me a more solid base-knowledge to start with