The Hamitic Race by somalia5: 1:28pm On May 02, 2013. 1  In the 19th century, as an application of scientific racism, Europeans classified the Hamitic race as a sub-group of the Caucasian race, alongside the Semitic race, grouping the non-Semitic populations native to North Africa, the Horn of Africa and South Arabia, including the Ancient Egyptians.
Semiotics definition, the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of systems of communication, as language, gestures, or clothing. See more. Dictionary.com
Semiotics is the theory and study of signs and symbols, especially as elements of language or other systems of communication. Also known as semiology, semasiology, and semeiology. A person who studies or practices semiotics is known as a semiotician. Many of the terms and concepts used by contemporary semioticians were introduced by Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913). See, for instance, sign, langue, and parole. See Examples and Observations below.