Multiple choice

Which of these refers to the process of interpreting a message?

  1. Salience

  2. Connotation

  3. Confabulation

  4. Decoding

  5. Encoding

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Decoding, in semiotics, is the process of interpreting a message sent by an addresser to an addressee. The complementary process – creating a message for transmission to an addressee – is called encoding.