| A Theory of Semiotics Contributor(s): Eco, Umberto (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253202175 ISBN-13: 9780253202178 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1978 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 302.2 |
| LCCN: 74022833 |
| Series: Advances in Semiotics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.34" W x 9.04" (1.20 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: . . . 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 Communication Eco'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. |