Week 4 : Visual SYNTAX, SEMANTICS & PRAGMANTICS

In visual communication, there are three important rules and dimension:-

1)Syntax
2)Pragmantics
3)Semantics

As stated by Brown.K, Miller.J(2001) in a book "Syntax A Linguistic introduction to sentence structure"Syntax is to resolve (a sentence etc.) into its component parts and describe them grammatically. In linguistic work each of the 'component parts' of a sentence is a 'constituent' and the whole procedure is 'constituent structure analysis'. Syntax also can be consider as grammar in visual. The rule of third which the rock is in the middle of it that where we focus first then to the background, then cows, then fire then smoke. As we can see the rule of contrast the background and foreground match with each other. We can see the background and foreground and where it want to focus clearly. We can also feel the tense of the image".(p.12)


Above image, your eye will start to see from face, then to his hand and texts.


The Egyptian used above images for communication. This image is called hieroglyphs.

As stated by Gorge Yule (1996) in his book titled Pragmatics, "Syntax is the study of the relationship between linguistic forms, how they are arranged in sequence and which sequences are well-formed. This type of study generally takes place without considering any world of reference or any user of the forms. Semantics is the study of the relationship between linguistic forms and entities in the world; that is, how words literally connect to things. Semantics analysis also attempt to establish the relationship between verbal descriptions and states of affairs in the world as accurate (true) or not, regardless of who produces that description. Pragmatics is the study of the relationship between linguistic forms and the users of those forms. In this three-part distinction, only pragmatics allows humans into the analysis." (p.4).

In conclusion, images have structure. Professional photographer need to know rules and dimensions of images.


References:

~Yule, Goerge (1996). Pragmatics. Oxford University Press.

~Brown, Keith & Miller, Jim (1991), Syntax A Introduction To Sentence Structure. London