Language is Symbolic People use signs to communicate The working of signs is called by Saussure semiology by pierce"semiotics Signs ---ubiquitous in human society the location of language in sign systems and the relationship between an object and the sign that stands for the objectLanguage is Symbolic People use signs to communicate. The working of signs is called by Saussure "semiology", by Pierce "semiotics“. Signs ---ubiquitous in human society. the location of language in sign systems and the relationship between an object and the sign that stands for the object