LINGUIST List 17.887

Thu Mar 23 2006

Books: Language Description: Bronwen, Ringham

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Directory         1.    Adam Green, Key Terms in Semiotics: Bronwen, Ringham

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Message 1: Key Terms in Semiotics: Bronwen, Ringham
Date: 21-Mar-2006
From: Adam Green <agreencontinuumbooks.com>
Subject: Key Terms in Semiotics: Bronwen, Ringham


Title: Key Terms in Semiotics Published: 2006 Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd
                http://www.continuumbooks.com

Author: Bronwen Martin, Birbeck College Author: Felizitas Ringham, Birbeck College Hardback: ISBN: 0826484557 Pages: 288 Price: U.K. £ 55
Hardback: ISBN: 0826484557 Pages: 288 Price: U.S. $ 95.00
Paperback: ISBN: 0826484565 Pages: 275 Price: U.K. £ 12.99
Paperback: ISBN: 0826484565 Pages: 275 Price: U.S. $ 19.95
Abstract:

The clear language of 'Key Terms in Semiotics' and its many specificexamples make this succint survey of semiotics, theory and rhetoric aninvaluable tool for scholars and students. What is semiotics? This term isapplied in a wide range of disciplines from literary theory and film tolaw, architecture and communication studies. But what does it actually meanand how can we use it?

Key Terms in Semiotics provides exactly the information that a studentneeds when encountering semiotics for the first time or as a more advancedreader wishing to do in-depth readings. The book has: "an introductionproviding a brief historical overview of the field and an explanaton ofwhat semiotic theory actually is" definitions of Key Terms in semioticswith practical examples and illustrations of each, ranging from the simpleto the more complex "outlines of the work of Key Thinkers includingSaussure, Barthes, Greimas and Merleau-Ponty" an example of the practicalapplication of semiotics to the text Written in an accessible and lucidstyle, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested insemiotics, with a background in any subject.

Linguistic Field(s): Language Description
Subject Language(s): None ()
Written In: English (eng )

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