An Analytical Study of Semiotic Perspectives in Simpsons’ Seasons: Fiction cum Reality
Language plays an indispensable role in human communication. It has many forms, and each form has specific goals. This research explores the intricate interplay of semiotic elements within the iconic animated television series, Simpsons, across multiple seasons. Language in its multiple manifestations can also play a significant role in determining the relation between fiction and reality. The researchers have opted for a qualitative approach to analyzing the data in this regard. The most relevant Seasons were targeted and specific scenes of the selected episodes from these Seasons were analyzed critically. The study focused on ten predictions that relate to real-life events. In the semiotic analysis, the researchers targeted two levels of meaning: denotative and connotative. The first referred to literal meanings whereas the second more profound and contextualized ones. The findings illustrate that semiotics, in its various dimensions, play a significant role in the predictions of subsequent realities in the Simpsons.
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Fiction, Reality, Semiotics, Predictions, Simpsons
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(1) Nida Wafa
Lecturer, Department of English, Sir Syed School and College Campus-4, Wah Cantt, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Abdullah
Associate Professor/HoD, Department of English Linguistics and Literature, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Tehreem Shoukat
Senior Teacher, Department of English, Army Public Schools, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan.
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APA : Wafa, N., Abdullah, M., & Shoukat, T. (2024). An Analytical Study of Semiotic Perspectives in Simpsons’ Seasons: Fiction cum Reality. Global Political Review, IX(IV), 36-49. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-IV).04
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CHICAGO : Wafa, Nida, Muhammad Abdullah, and Tehreem Shoukat. 2024. "An Analytical Study of Semiotic Perspectives in Simpsons’ Seasons: Fiction cum Reality." Global Political Review, IX (IV): 36-49 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-IV).04
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HARVARD : WAFA, N., ABDULLAH, M. & SHOUKAT, T. 2024. An Analytical Study of Semiotic Perspectives in Simpsons’ Seasons: Fiction cum Reality. Global Political Review, IX, 36-49.
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MHRA : Wafa, Nida, Muhammad Abdullah, and Tehreem Shoukat. 2024. "An Analytical Study of Semiotic Perspectives in Simpsons’ Seasons: Fiction cum Reality." Global Political Review, IX: 36-49
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MLA : Wafa, Nida, Muhammad Abdullah, and Tehreem Shoukat. "An Analytical Study of Semiotic Perspectives in Simpsons’ Seasons: Fiction cum Reality." Global Political Review, IX.IV (2024): 36-49 Print.
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OXFORD : Wafa, Nida, Abdullah, Muhammad, and Shoukat, Tehreem (2024), "An Analytical Study of Semiotic Perspectives in Simpsons’ Seasons: Fiction cum Reality", Global Political Review, IX (IV), 36-49
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TURABIAN : Wafa, Nida, Muhammad Abdullah, and Tehreem Shoukat. "An Analytical Study of Semiotic Perspectives in Simpsons’ Seasons: Fiction cum Reality." Global Political Review IX, no. IV (2024): 36-49. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-IV).04