A Theory Of Semiotics

Author : Umberto Eco
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253202178
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Theory of Semiotics written by Umberto Eco and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " . . . 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.

Author : Abraham Solomonick
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443882321
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Theory of General Semiotics written by Abraham Solomonick and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is devoted to the topic of general semiotics. It formulates some of the central laws and parameters of the paradigm of general semiotics, and illustrates them with various examples from branch semiotics – from the systems of semiotics of that are already in use in particular fields of endeavour. These laws and illustrations will prove useful for every distinct instance of branch semiotics, both those that are already well-established and those that will appear in the future.

Author : Eero Tarasti
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253356499
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Theory of Musical Semiotics written by Eero Tarasti and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1994-12-22 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Since [Tarasti's] is unquestionably the most fully developed narrative theory in the literature, this book is an important landmark . . . " —Music & Letters Eero Tarasti advances a semiotic theory of music based on information provided by the history of Western music and by various sign theories. A Theory of Musical Semiotics provides a model for the semiotic analysis of both musical structure and semantics. It introduces English-language readers to musical narratology, which has been largely the province of European researchers.

Author : Umberto Eco
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253203984
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language written by Umberto Eco and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1986-07-22 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Eco wittily and enchantingly develops themes often touched on in his previous works, but he delves deeper into their complex nature . . . this collection can be read with pleasure by those unversed in semiotic theory." —Times Literary Supplement

Author : Neal R. Norrick
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027235139
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Semiotic Principles in Semantic Theory written by Neal R. Norrick and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study represents a contribution to the theory of meaning in natural language. It proposes a semantic theory containing a set of regular relational principles. These principles enable semantic theory to describe connections from the lexical reading of a word to its figurative contextual reading, from one variant reading of a polysemous lexical item to another, from the idiomatic to its literal reading or to the literal reading(s) of one or more of its component lexical items. Semiotic theory provides a foundation by supplying principles defining motivated expression-content relations for signs generally. The author argues that regular semantic relational principles must dervive from such semiotic principles, to ensures the psychological reality and generality of the semantic principles.

Author : Charles W. Morris
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 311081059X
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Writings on the General Theory of Signs written by Charles W. Morris and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Bøgh Andersen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521448680
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Theory of Computer Semiotics written by Peter Bøgh Andersen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-04-28 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Semiotics is the science of signs: graphical, such as pictures; verbal (writing or sounds); or others such as body gestures and clothes. Computer semiotics studies the special nature of computer-based signs and how they function in use. This 1991 book is based on ten years of empirical research on computer usage in work situations and contains material from a course taught by the author. It introduces basic traditional semiotic concepts and adapts them so that they become useful for analysing and designing computer systems in their symbolic context of work. It presents a novel approach to the subject, rich in examples, in that it is both theoretically systematic and practical. The author refers to and reinterprets techniques already used so that readers can deepen their understanding. In addition, it offers new techniques and a consistent perspective on computer systems that is particularly appropriate for new hardware and software (e.g. hypermedia) whose main functions are presentation and communication. This is a highly important work whose influence will be wide and longlasting.

Author : Alexandros Ph. Lagopoulos
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110616300
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theory and Methodology of Semiotics written by Alexandros Ph. Lagopoulos and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-11-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is an in-depth presentation of the European branch of semiotic theory, originating in the work of Ferdinand de Saussure. It has four parts: a historical introduction, the analysis of langue, narrative theory and communication theory. Part I briefly presents all the semiotic schools and their main points of reference. Although this material is accessible in many other Anglophone publications, the presentation is marked by specific choices aiming to display similarities and differences. The analysis of langue in Part II is also available in Anglophone bibliography, but the book presents Saussurean theory according to a new theoretical rationale and enriched with later developments. In addition, it is orientated so as to offer the foundation for the part that follows. Part III is a presentation of Greimasian narrative theory, well documented in Francophone bibliography but poorly represented in Anglophone publications. The presentation extends the theory in both a qualitative and a new quantitative direction, and includes a great number of examples and two extended textual analyses to help the reader understand and apply it. Part IV, communication theory, combines an extension of Greimasian sociosemiotics with other schools of thought. This original theoretical section discusses fourteen consecutive communication models, the synthesis of which results in a holistic, social semiotic theory of communication.

Author : Umberto Eco
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780156007511
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Serendipities written by Umberto Eco and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1999 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See:

Author : Ignasi Ribó
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783748125
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prose Fiction: An Introduction to the Semiotics of Narrative written by Ignasi Ribó and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2019-12-13 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise and highly accessible textbook outlines the principles and techniques of storytelling. It is intended as a high-school and college-level introduction to the central concepts of narrative theory – concepts that will aid students in developing their competence not only in analysing and interpreting short stories and novels, but also in writing them. This textbook prioritises clarity over intricacy of theory, equipping its readers with the necessary tools to embark on further study of literature, literary theory and creative writing. Building on a ‘semiotic model of narrative,’ it is structured around the key elements of narratological theory, with chapters on plot, setting, characterisation, and narration, as well as on language and theme – elements which are underrepresented in existing textbooks on narrative theory. The chapter on language constitutes essential reading for those students unfamiliar with rhetoric, while the chapter on theme draws together significant perspectives from contemporary critical theory (including feminism and postcolonialism). This textbook is engaging and easily navigable, with key concepts highlighted and clearly explained, both in the text and in a full glossary located at the end of the book. Throughout the textbook the reader is aided by diagrams, images, quotes from prominent theorists, and instructive examples from classical and popular short stories and novels (such as Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Franz Kafka’s ‘The Metamorphosis,’ J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter, or Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, amongst many others). Prose Fiction: An Introduction to the Semiotics of Narrative can either be incorporated as the main textbook into a wider syllabus on narrative theory and creative writing, or it can be used as a supplementary reference book for readers interested in narrative fiction. The textbook is a must-read for beginning students of narratology, especially those with no or limited prior experience in this area. It is of especial relevance to English and Humanities major students in Asia, for whom it was conceived and written.