Algirdas Julian Greimas

Algirdas Julian Greimas was a Lithuanian-born French semiotician and linguist renowned for his work in structuralism and semiotics—the study of signs and meanings. He developed the “semiotic square,” a tool to analyze complex ideas and how they relate through oppositions and contradictions. Greimas aimed to uncover deep narrative structures and patterns in language, stories, and culture, helping us understand how meaning is constructed and communicated. His work has influenced literary theory, anthropology, and communication studies, providing a systematic way to analyze the underlying frameworks of human thought and cultural expression.