Emergent Imputative Symbols: In One Word

This research uncovers the role of semiotic scaffolding and symbolic imputations in relation to the hyper-generalized construct of a signified value that subjectively holds the most power for an individual’s life. The purpose of this research is to examine how semiotic scaffolding can be used as a theoretical framework to elaborate on the upconscious process of irreversible meaning that emerges for an individual, and which is contextualized within an environment with respect to biological, psychological, and cultural processes. What is shown in the article is how the notion of semiotic scaffolding and symbolic imputations are a feed-forward model of semiosis which plays a critical role in the emergent meaning-making process for a hyper-generalized act. The paper contains qualitative data to elaborate the significance of hyper-generalized meaning on how power is represented not only as a verbal expression of value but also as a visual representation to convey a non-verbal sign which is greatly impacted by the individual’s emergence of their upconscious process.