num_pages: 326
description: Using jargon-free language and lively, up-to-date examples, The Basics demystifies this highly interdisciplinary subject. Along the way, the reader will find * 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 www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/S4B.
language: English
title: Semiotics: The Basics
titlecomplete: Semiotics: The Basics
genres: Linguistics, Language, Semiotics, Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, Science, Nonfiction, Theory, Art
ratings_count: 579
series: The Basics
publisher: Routledge