Semiotics: The Basics

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Routledge, 7 mag 2007 - 328 pagine

This updated second edition provides a clear and concise introduction to the key concepts of semiotics in accessible and jargon-free language. With a revised introduction and glossary, extended index and suggestions for further reading, this new edition provides an increased number of examples including computer and mobile phone technology, television commercials and the web.

Demystifying what is a complex, highly interdisciplinary field, key questions covered include:

  • What is a sign?
  • Which codes do we take for granted?
  • How can semiotics be used in textual analysis?
  • What is a text?

A highly useful, must-have resource, Semiotics: The Basics is the ideal introductory text for those studying this growing area.

 

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INTRODUCTION
1
1 MODELS OF THE SIGN
13
2 SIGNS AND THINGS
59
3 ANALYSING STRUCTURES
83
4 CHALLENGING THE LITERAL
123
5 CODES
147
6 TEXTUAL INTERACTIONS
175
7 PROSPECT AND RETROSPECT
211
KEY FIGURES AND SCHOOL
227
GOING FURTHER
235
GLOSSARY
243
BIBLIOGRAPHY
265
INDEX
293
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Informazioni sull'autore (2007)

Daniel Chandler is a Lecturer in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

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