Semiotics: The Basics

Semiotics: The Basics
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 279
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ISBN-10 : 9781134324767
ISBN-13 : 1134324766
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Semiotics: The Basics by : Daniel Chandler

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.

Semiotics

Semiotics
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : 0415351111
ISBN-13 : 9780415351119
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Semiotics by : Daniel Chandler

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.

Basics of Semiotics (Ninth Edition)

Basics of Semiotics (Ninth Edition)
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Publisher : Royal Collins Publishing Company
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 1487807805
ISBN-13 : 9781487807801
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Basics of Semiotics (Ninth Edition) by : John Deely

The last half century has produced an increasing interest in semiotics, the study of signs. As an interdisciplinary field, moreover, semiotics has produced a vast literature from many different points of view. As the discourse has expanded, clear definitions and goals become more elusive. Semioticians still lack a unified theory of the purposes of semiotics as a discipline as well as a comprehensive rationale for the linking of semiosis at the levels of culture, society, and nature. This short, cogent, philosophically oriented book outlines and analyzes the basic concepts of semiotics in a coherent, overall framework.

Handbook of Semiotics

Handbook of Semiotics
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 600
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ISBN-10 : 0253209595
ISBN-13 : 9780253209597
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Handbook of Semiotics by : Winfried Noth

History and Classics of Modern Semiotics -- Sign and Meaning -- Semiotics, Code, and the Semiotic Field -- Language and Language-Based Codes -- From Structuralism to Text Semiotics: Schools and Major Figures -- Text Semiotics: The Field -- Nonverbal Communication -- Aesthetics and Visual Communication.

A Dictionary of Media and Communication

A Dictionary of Media and Communication
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 722
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ISBN-10 : 9780191057557
ISBN-13 : 019105755X
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis A Dictionary of Media and Communication by : Daniel Chandler

The most accessible and up-to-date dictionary of its kind, this wide-ranging A-Z covers both interpersonal and mass communication, in all their myriad forms, encompassing advertising, digital culture, journalism, new media, telecommunications, and visual culture, among many other topics. This new edition includes over 200 new complete entries and revises hundreds of others, as well as including hundreds of new cross-references. The biographical appendix has also been fully cross-referenced to the rest of the text. This dictionary is an indispensable guide for undergraduate students on degree courses in media or communication studies, and also for those taking related subjects such as film studies, visual culture, and cultural studies.

Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language

Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 0253203988
ISBN-13 : 9780253203984
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language by : Umberto Eco

"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

Changing Signs of Truth

Changing Signs of Truth
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Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Total Pages : 342
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ISBN-10 : 9780830866854
ISBN-13 : 083086685X
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis Changing Signs of Truth by : Crystal L. Downing

Crystal Downing brings the postmodern theory of semiotics within reach for today's evangelists. Following the idea of the sign through Scripture, church history and the academy, Downing shows you how signs work and how sensitivity to their dynamics can make or break an attempt to communicate truth.

Prose Fiction: An Introduction to the Semiotics of Narrative

Prose Fiction: An Introduction to the Semiotics of Narrative
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Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Total Pages : 119
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ISBN-10 : 9781783748129
ISBN-13 : 1783748125
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis Prose Fiction: An Introduction to the Semiotics of Narrative by : Ignasi Ribó

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.

Elements of Semiology

Elements of Semiology
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 116
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ISBN-10 : 0374521468
ISBN-13 : 9780374521462
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Elements of Semiology by : Roland Barthes

"In his Course in General Linguistics, first published in 1916, Saussure postulated the existence of a general science of signs, or Semiology, of which linguistics would form only one part. Semiology, therefore aims to take in any system of signs, whatever their substance and limits; images, gestures, musical sounds, objects, and the complex associations of all these, which form the content of ritual, convention or public entertainment: these constitute, if not languages, at least systems of signification . . . The Elements here presented have as their sole aim the extraction from linguistics of analytical concepts which we think a priori to be sufficiently general to start semiological research on its way. In assembling them, it is not presupposed that they will remain intact during the course of research; nor that semiology will always be forced to follow the linguistic model closely. We are merely suggesting and elucidating a terminology in the hope that it may enable an initial (albeit provisional) order to be introduced into the heterogeneous mass of significant facts. In fact what we purport to do is furnish a principle of classification of the questions. These elements of semiology will therefore be grouped under four main headings borrowed from structural linguistics: I. Language and Speech; II. Signified and Signifier; III. Syntagm and System; IV. Denotation and Connotation."--Roland Barthes, from his Introduction

The Subject of Semiotics

The Subject of Semiotics
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 317
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ISBN-10 : 9780199772155
ISBN-13 : 0199772150
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis The Subject of Semiotics by : Kaja Silverman

This provocative book undertakes a new and challenging reading of recent semiotic and structuralist theory, arguing that films, novels, and poems cannot be studied in isolation from their viewers and readers.