Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Polysemic: Polysemy is the capacity for a sign to have multiple meanings, usually related by contiguity of meaning within a semantic field.

For example: Newspaper

1. a company that publishes written news.
2. a single physical item published by the company.
3. the newspaper as an edited work in a specific format (e.g. "They changed the layout of the newspaper's front page").

Verisimilitude:a philosophical concept that distinguishes between the relative and apparent truth and falsity of assertions and hypotheses.

For example: the realistic plot or images of a movie that make it seem quite realistic.

Iconography: Iconography is the use of images and symbols to portray a subject, movement or ideal. It can also be the use of certain symbols that convey certain genres such as religious iconography, iconography in art and iconography in film and television.

For example: in film and television the bad guys often wear black to symbolise evil and leather jackets, often black, are worn by rebels or tough guys. 

Semiotics:the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation.

For example: traffic signs, emojis, and emoticons used in electronic communication, and logos and brands used by international corporations to sell us things—"brand loyalty,"

An idiosyncrasy is an unusual feature of a person (though there are also other uses, see below). It can also mean an odd habit. The term is often used to express eccentricity or peculiarity.
Eg. one of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first

Homogeneous: of the same kind; alike.