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Three hundred entries by leading scholars in a variety of fields--from anthropology and literary theory to linguistics and philosophy--survey the study of signs and symbols in human culture in this new work. The articles cover key concepts, theories, theorists, schools, and issues in communications, cognition, and cultural theory. From introductions to Barthes and Bakhtin to analyses of gossip and myth, this is a valuable reference for students and scholars.

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Author:   Paul Bouissac (Professor of French, Professor of French, University of Toronto)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 26.10cm , Height: 5.20cm , Length: 19.70cm
Weight:   1.565kg
ISBN:  

9780195120905

ISBN 10:   0195120906
Pages:   720
Publication Date:   19 November 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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comprehensive, well-written and understandable...a required purchase for all academic and large public libraries Library Journal

The science of semiotics is rapidly expanding.... Comprehensive, well-written and understandable...a required purchase for all academic and large public libraries. --Library Journal

"""The science of semiotics is rapidly expanding.... Comprehensive, well-written and understandable...a required purchase for all academic and large public libraries.""--Library Journal"

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