Encyclopedia of Semiotics

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195120906
• ISBN13: 9780195120905
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 7.8" x 10.3"