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A Theory of Semiotics
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"... the greatest contribution to [semiotics] since the pioneering work of C. S. Peirce and Charles Morris." -Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism"... draws on philosophy, linguistics, sociology, anthropology and aesthetics and refers to a wide range of scholarship... raises many fascinating questions." -Language in Society"... a major contribution to the field of semiotic studies." -Robert Scholes, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism"... the most significant text on the subject published in the English language that I know of." -Arthur Asa Berger, Journal of CommunicationEco’s treatment demonstrates his mastery of the field of semiotics. It focuses on the twin problems of the doctrine of signs-communication and signification-and offers a highly original theory of sign production, including a carefully wrought typology of signs and modes of production.
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- Authors
- Eco, U.
- Venue
- Indiana University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Published
- 1976
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 3
- OpenAlex
- W2018203936
- Cited by
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- 0
- FWCI
- 420.43
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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