Semiotics
About this book
Following the successful Basics format, this is the book for anyone coming to semiotics for the first time. Using jargon-free language and lively, up-to-date examples, Semiotics: The Basics demystifies this highly interdisciplinary subject. Along the way, the reader will find out:* what is a sign?* which codes do we take for granted?* what is a text?* how can semiotics be used in textual analysis?* who were Saussure, Peirce, Barthes and Jakobson - and why are they important?Features include a glossary of key terms and realistic suggestions for further reading. There is also a highly-developed and long-established online version of the book at: www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/S4B
Subjects
- communication studies
- language arts
- language arts & disciplines
- language arts & disciplines / communication
- literary criticism
- nonfiction
- semiótica
- semiotics
- semiotiek
- semiotik
- sémiotique
- signe (linguistique)
- signs and symbols
- social science / media studies
- sprachzeichen
- texttheorie
- zeichen