A Theory of Semiotics
..". the greatest contribution to [semiotics] since the pioneering work of C. S. Peirce and Charles Morris." — Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
..". draws on philosophy, linguistics, sociology, anthropology and aesthetics and refers to a wide range of scholarship... raises many fascinating questions." — Language in Society
..". a major contribution to the field of semiotic studies." — Robert Scholes, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
..". the most significant text on the subject published in the English language that I know of." — Arthur Asa Berger, Journal of Communication
Eco's treatment demonstrates his mastery of the field of semiotics. It focuses on the twin problems of the doctrine of signs — communication and signification — and offers a highly original theory of sign production, including a carefully wrought typology of signs and modes of production.
- Author
- Umberto Eco
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 368
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9780253202178
- Genres
- philosophy, semiotics, linguistics, language, theory, reference, psychology, literature
- Release date
- 1978
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