लिटररी ठोरी..स्त्रुक्टुरालिस्म एंड semiotics

Literature is a branch of learning that concerns itself with creativity.Evolution of lierary theory is really to discuss how literature functions.In this article I will concentrate on structuralism which concerns itself with the relationships of grammatical items in the text.There is also surface structure and deep structure in literary analysis. Surface structure refers to the physical arrangement of chapters and scenes in a given work of art. For instance Macbeth is a five part structure consisting of five Acts. But the deep structure here refers to the thematic arrangement where we talk about the victory of Macbeth,his promotion by Duncan and his eventual downfall after the murder of Duncan

It is stated that structural narratology is 'a form of structuralism espoused by Vladimir and Genette that illustrates how a story's meaning develops from its overall structured isolated theme. To ascertain a text's meaning, narratologists emphasize grammatical relationships and configurations of figures of speech within the story' (Bressle).This brings us to the issue of structuralism and semiotics.Semiotics is the science of signs.It is the use of verbal signs and structures to depict meaning. For instance, in the sentence ' I need water', the word 'water' here is a sign or signifier that represents the physical element 'water' that people drink.That physical element is called the referent or the signified.I have just explained semiotics, the sign language as embedded in structuralism.
References for further reading
Barthes, Roland. Elements of Semiology
scholes,Robert.Structuralism in Literature. An Introduction
Sebeok, Thomas. The Tell..Tale Sign..A Survey of Semiotics