Meaning is an epistemological concept used in multiple disciplines, such as psychology, philosophy, linguistics, semiotics, and sociology, with its definition depending upon the field of study by which it is being used.
[2][3] Jerome Bruner, one of the founding fathers of cognitive psychology, wrote:[4]Very early on,...emphasis began shifting from 'meaning' to 'information', from the construction of meaning to the processing of information.
One important part of this is the logical-historical development of the meaning category.
"[5] A similar understanding developed in cultural studies of science: "Cultural studies thereby articulate dynamic, expressive conceptions of meaning, knowledge, and power, which contrast sharply with the standard approaches to these phenomena within philosophy and social theory.
[6][7] On such accounts, meaning is not a property of utterances or actions; the term `meaning' instead articulates the ways in which such performances inferentially draw upon and transform the field of prior performances in which they are situated.