A new semiotics : an introductory guide for students

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A new semiotics : an introductory guide for students

David Sless, Ruth Shrensky

Routledge, 2023

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary: "A New Semiotics is an introductory guide to the field of semiotics. Assuming no prior knowledge of semiotics, this accessible text takes a fresh look at semiotics and suggests that many of the forebears and many contemporary contributors to semiotics have misconstrued the nature of their work. The authors start off by asking 'What is semiotics?' and go on to outline a journey towards a new semiotics. It offers a clearer way forward out of the prison of complexity invented by the fathers of contemporary semiotics-Peirce and Saussure. Each chapter ends with a summary, exercises and discussion points for students, and further reading. This is the ideal text for introductory courses in semiotics within linguistics, communication studies, visual arts and related areas"-- Provided by publisher

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*a completely introductory guide to the field of Semiotics, assuming no prior knowledge and written in accessible and engaging writing *each chapter ends with a summary, questions/discussion points for students, and further reading *Ideal for beginning students of semiotics at both u/g and p/g level , taught widely in linguistics, communication and cultural/media studies

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Preface Chapter 1. Introduction: What is Semiotics? Chapter 2. Semantics, Syntactics, Pragmatics, and Rules Chapter 3. Perception and Perceiving Chapter 4. Affordances Chapter 5. Projecting and Meaning Chapter 6. The Stand for Relation-Letness Chapter 7. Letness and Metaphors Interlude 1: The Journey so far Chapters 1-7 Chapter 8. The Boundary of Communication: The Reader's Position Chapter 9. Controlling Meaning Chapter 10. Controlling Meaning? Chapter 11. Authortext, Readertext Interlude 2: The Journey continues Chapters 8-11 Chapter 12. Communication Landscapes Chapter 13. The Author's Position Chapter 14. The Significance of Position Chapter 15. Letness, Chaos, and Communicating Chapter 16 Beyond Babel

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  • NCID
    BD01138381
  • ISBN
    • 9780367408435
  • LCCN
    2022031385
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY
  • Pages/Volumes
    [xxi], 181 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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