Quest for Meaning - A Guide to Semiotic Theory and Practice

Informationen zum Autor Marcel Danesi is the director of and a professor in the Program in Semiotics and Communication Theory at Victoria College! University of Toronto. Klappentext The Quest for Meaning is a sound, articulate, and significant contribution to the study of semiotic theory. Marcel Danesi begins with a run-down of key concepts in the field followed by a brief history and careful definition of the term -semiotics.- This format will serve students from virtually any background who wish to learn about the discipline.'-Frank Nuessel, Department of Classical and Modern Languages, University of Louisville Zusammenfassung The Quest for Meaning is designed as a guide to basic semiotic theory and practice! discussing and illustrating the main trends! ideas! and figures of semiotics.

Product details

• Authors: Marcel Danesi
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2007
• EAN: 9780802095145
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-9514-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Toronto Studies in Semiotics and Communication; Toronto Studies in Semiotics a; Toronto Studies in Semiotics and Communication; Toronto Studies in Semiotics a
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works