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sonsign

sonsign noun: particularly in Gilles Deleuze's cinematic philosophy, a pure sound that exists independently of any immediate action or narrative progression.

Noun

sonsign (plural sonsigns)

  1. (film theory) Particularly in Gilles Deleuze's cinematic philosophy, a pure sound that exists independently of any immediate action or narrative progression.
    • Opsigns and sonsigns are direct presentation of time.2009 July, Irini Stamatopoulos, “Time as visualized by the cinematic medium”, in offscreen, volume 13, number 7
    • By presenting purely optical and sound situations in which no action is involved, opsigns and sonsigns place time at the centre of the cinematic image.2015 November 10, Marcello Garibbo, “Deleuze’s Philosophy of Cinema: Reflections on Subjectivity, Images, and Visual Artworks”, in THE DARK PRECURSOR International Conference on Deleuze and Artistic...

Forms of sonsign

pluralsonsigns

Origin of sonsign

Blend of sonic + sign.

Questions about sonsign

What does sonsign mean?
Sonsign means particularly in Gilles Deleuze's cinematic philosophy, a pure sound that exists independently of any immediate action or narrative progression.
What part of speech is sonsign?
Sonsign is a noun.
What is the plural of sonsign?
The plural of sonsign is sonsigns.

Words near sonsign in the dictionary

  1. sonsabitches
  2. sonship
  3. sonships
  4. sonsie
  5. sonsier
  6. sonsign
  7. sonsigns
  8. sonsofbitches
  9. Sonson
  10. Sonsonate
  11. Sonsorolese

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