About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press

ISBN-100802084729

ISBN-139780802084729

eBay Product ID (ePID)2690457

Product Key Features

Number of Pages216 Pages

Publication NameSigns : an Introduction to Semiotics

LanguageEnglish

SubjectCommunication Studies, Linguistics / Semantics, Semiotics & Theory

Publication Year2001

FeaturesRevised

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorThomas Sebeok

SeriesToronto Studies in Semiotics and Communication Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight11 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6.6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

LCCN2002-277162

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal302.2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisThe interpretive science of semiotics offers powerful analytical tools for the application of many disciplines to the study of perception. Semiotics is the study of signs, and as such, is of relevance to a wide spectrum of scholars and professionals, including social scientists, psychologists, artists, graphic designers, and students of literature. Semiosis - the production and interpretation of linguistic and visual signs - is innate to human beings of all societies. From the simplest of hand gestures to the most complex diagrams and charts, the sign is key to the communication of ideas. Thomas A. Sebeok examines, in an engaging, readable style, how the sign mediates between bodily experience and abstract thought. This updated second edition of Signs combines some of Sebeok's most important essays with a new general introduction, introductory passages at the outset of each chapter, a glossary, and brief biographies of the major semioticians. From an overview of the discipline to a more detailed exploration of sign categories, the author powerfully demonstrates the co-dependency of verbal and non-verbal communication. Aimed primarily at undergraduate and graduate students, this engaging book also has plenty to offer any general reader who is interested in exploring and analyzing the complex sign systems we so often take for granted., This updated second edition of Signs combines some of Sebeok's most important essays with a new general introduction, introductory passages at the outset of each chapter, a glossary, and brief biographies of the major semioticians.

LC Classification NumberP99.S347 2001