Semiotics and the Memory of Objects: An Evaluation of Serdar Somuncu’s Getrennte Rechnungen in the Context of connotative Signifier

Ayşegül Aycan Solaker

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Semiotics and the Memory of Objects: An Evaluation of Serdar Somuncu’s Getrennte Rechnungen in the Context of connotative Signifier

Yazarlar:

Ayşegül Aycan Solaker

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

World Languages | Literature and Culture (Other)

Dergi:

Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur Issue 52, pp.86-99

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Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001340434

pISSN:

2619-9890

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Özet:

 Objects, as signs, are included in the set of signifiers and carry meaning. Signs can convey their own meaning, but sometimes they also have a deeper meaning waiting to be interpreted. The meaning that the subject attributes to the object that surrounds himher creates a social and cultural memory of the object, and the society and cultural level to which the subject belongs plays an important role in understanding and interpreting the sign. However the ground of experience and memory of the subject towards objects can also constitute an indicator of the deep meaning it gives to objects. At this point, the French semiotician Roland Barthes underlines that one should endeavor to find out what the semiotic signifiers of objects might be, otherwise the object will not be meaningful by definition. Interested in objects in the context of memory, Jan Assmann argues that the subject coexists with the things that surround it, from everyday utensils to towns, roads to vehicles, and emphasizes that the world of objects in which the subject lives has a time signifier that points not only to the present but also to its past. Considering that the signifiers of literary texts in particular can contain multiple meanings, it shouldnt be ignored that every text needs a second process and that this process is interpretation. In this context, the aim of the study is to analyze the memory of objects in Getrennte Rechnungen in the context of the connotation with reference to Roland Barthes.

 Objects, as signs, are included in the set of signifiers and carry meaning. Signs can convey their own meaning, but sometimes they also have a deeper meaning waiting to be interpreted. The meaning that the subject attributes to the object that surrounds himher creates a social and cultural memory of the object, and the society and cultural level to which the subject belongs plays an important role in understanding and interpreting the sign. However the ground of experience and memory of the subject towards objects can also constitute an indicator of the deep meaning it gives to objects. At this point, the French semiotician Roland Barthes underlines that one should endeavor to find out what the semiotic signifiers of objects might be, otherwise the object will not be meaningful by definition. Interested in objects in the context of memory, Jan Assmann argues that the subject coexists with the things that surround it, from everyday utensils to towns, roads to vehicles, and emphasizes that the world of objects in which the subject lives has a time signifier that points not only to the present but also to its past. Considering that the signifiers of literary texts in particular can contain multiple meanings, it shouldnt be ignored that every text needs a second process and that this process is interpretation. In this context, the aim of the study is to analyze the memory of objects in Getrennte Rechnungen in the context of the connotation with reference to Roland Barthes.

 Objects, as signs, are included in the set of signifiers and carry meaning. Signs can convey their own meaning, but sometimes they also have a deeper meaning waiting to be interpreted. The meaning that the subject attributes to the object that surrounds himher creates a social and cultural memory of the object, and the society and cultural level to which the subject belongs plays an important role in understanding and interpreting the sign. However the ground of experience and memory of the subject towards objects can also constitute an indicator of the deep meaning it gives to objects. At this point, the French semiotician Roland Barthes underlines that one should endeavor to find out what the semiotic signifiers of objects might be, otherwise the object will not be meaningful by definition. Interested in objects in the context of memory, Jan Assmann argues that the subject coexists with the things that surround it, from everyday utensils to towns, roads to vehicles, and emphasizes that the world of objects in which the subject lives has a time signifier that points not only to the present but also to its past. Considering that the signifiers of literary texts in particular can contain multiple meanings, it shouldnt be ignored that every text needs a second process and that this process is interpretation. In this context, the aim of the study is to analyze the memory of objects in Getrennte Rechnungen in the context of the connotation with reference to Roland Barthes.

 Nesneler, gösterge olarak gösterenler kümesi içerisinde yer almakta ve anlam taşımaktadır. Göstergeler, zaman zaman kendi anlamlarını aktarabilecekleri gibi kimi zaman da anlaşılmayı ve yorumlanmayı bekleyen derin anlama da sahiptir. Bu esnada ise öznenin kendisini çevreleyen nesneye yüklediği anlam, toplumsal ve kültürel olarak bir eşya hafızası oluşturmakta ve öznenin ait olduğu toplum ve kültürel düzeyi, göstergeyi anlaması ve yorumlayabilmesi için önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Fakat diğer yandan öznenin nesnelere karşı oluşturduğu tecrübe zemini ve hafızası da nesnelere verdiği derin anlamın bir göstergesini oluşturabilmektedir. Bu noktada Fransız göstergebilimci Roland Barthes, nesnelerin yananlam gösterenlerinin neler olabileceğine dair bir uğraş içerisine girilmesi gerektiğinin, aksi takdirde nesnenin tanım olarak anlam vermeyeceğinin altını çizmektedir. Jan Assmann, bellek bağlamında nesneler ile ilgilenerek öznenin günlük gereçlerden kasabalara, yollardan taşıtlara kadar kendisini çevreleyen şeylerle birlikte var olduğunu belirtmektedir ve öznenin içinde yaşadığı nesneler dünyasının, sadece şimdiki zamana değil, aynı zamanda geçmişine de işaret eden bir zaman göstergesine sahip olduğunu vurgulamaktadır. Dolayısıyla eşyaların daha doğrusu nesnelerin öznenin sadece bugününün göstereni değil, aynı zamanda geçmişiyle de irtibatlı bilgi veren ve yorumlanabilen gösterenler olduğu söylenebilmektedir. Özellikle edebi metinlerde yer alan gösterenlerin çoğul anlamlar içerebileceği göz önünde tutularak her metnin ikinci bir işleme ihtiyacı olduğu ve söz konusu işlemin yorum gerektirdiği bilinmelidir, zira bir gösterge üzerinden elde edilen yorum, aslında göstergeleri başka göstergeler ile yeniden açıklamamıza olanak sağlayan anlamlar alanında yer almakta ve dolayısıyla anlamlar yeniden üretilebilmektedir. Bu bağlamda çalışmanın amacı, yazarın hayatını yansıtan Getrennte Rechnungen Ayrı Hesaplar adlı eserindeki hafıza nesnelerinin Roland Barthesa referansla yananlamsal gösterenler bağlamında incelenmesidir.

Makale detayları

Semiotics and the Memory of Objects: An Evaluation of Serdar Somuncu’s Getrennte Rechnungen in the Context of connotative Signifier

Yazarlar:

Ayşegül Aycan Solaker

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

World Languages | Literature and Culture (Other)

Dergi:

Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur Issue 52, pp.86-99

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001340434

pISSN:

2619-9890

Memory

migration

Roland Barthes

semiotics

Serdar SomuncuGöç

göstergebilim

hafıza

Roland Barthes

Serdar Somuncu

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Ayşegül Aycan Solaker

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: World Languages | Literature and Culture (Other)

Dergi: Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur Issue 52, pp.86-99

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001340434

pISSN: 2619-9890

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ayşegül Aycan Solaker

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

World Languages | Literature and Culture (Other)

Dergi:

Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur Issue 52, pp.86-99

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001340434

pISSN:

2619-9890