A semiotic analysis system, computer readable medium and method are
described. The system has a computer and a searchable database in
communication with the computer. The database has a piece of media, a
portion of which is associated with a semiotic describer. The computer
readable medium has pieces of media, at least one of which has a portion
identified by a semiotic describer. The method includes providing a
database of pieces of media, portions of which are associated with a
semiotic describer. A query having a semiotic signifier is provided, and
the query is used to search for and retrieve possibly relevant media
corresponding to the query.
