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Global Semiotics

by Thomas A. Sebeok

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 The study of semiotics underwent a gradual but radical paradigm shift during the 20th century, from a glottocentric enterprise to one that encompasses the whole terrestrial biosphere. In this collection of 17 essays, Tom Sebeok, a thinker in the field, shows how this progression took place.
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Semiotics And The Philosophy Of Language

by Umberto Eco

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 <p>"Eco wittily and enchantingly develops themes often touched on in his previous works, but he delves deeper into their complex nature... this collection can be read with pleasure by those unversed in semiotic theory." --Times Literary Supplement
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The Limits Of Interpretation

by Umberto Eco

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 Focuses on what the author once called 'the cancer of uncontrolled interpretation' - that is, the belief that many interpreters have gone too far in their domination of texts, thereby destroying meaning and the basis for communication. This book begins with four theoretical essays dealing with various aspects of interpretive theory.
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Semiotics Of Visual Language

by Fernande Saint-Martin

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 Elucidates a syntax of visual language that sheds light on nonverbal language as a form of representation and communication. This book describes the evolution of this language in the visual arts as well as its multiple uses in contemporary media.
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The Semiotics Of Performance

by Marco De Marinis

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 Discusses the possibilities of real theatrical performances: a project which is an unavoidable challenge for a semiotics of theatre. The author develops a systematic definition of performance in terms of text, a new theoretical object, which he sees as the result of treating theatrical performance as a material object.
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The Sign Of Three - Dupin, Holmes, Peirce

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 Suitable for armchair detectives with a penchant for logical reflection and Peirce scholars.
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Signs Of Meaning In The Universe

by Jesper Hoffmeyer

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 Presents a journey through the universe of signs in search of how the natural world came to mean something to someone. This book shows that life at its most basic depends on the survival of messages, written in the code of DNA molecules, and on the tiny cell - the fertilized egg - that must interpret the message and from it construct an organism.
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Semiotics - An Introductory Anthology

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The Role Of The Reader - Explorations In The Semiotics Of Texts

by Umberto Eco

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Language, Status, And Power In Iran

by William O. Beeman

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A Theory Of Musical Semiotics

by Eero Tarasti

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 Analyzes musical works through the theoretical frameworks of narratology and French structural semiotics, especially that of A J Greimas. This book views theories from the 'classical' semiotic tradition, from Saussure to Peirce to Lotman, as possible foundations of musical semiotics.
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W. D. Howells - Selected Literary Criticism

by William D. Howells

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Stealing Lives - The Globalization Of Baseball And The Tragic Story Of Alexis Quiroz

by Arturo J. Marcano Guevara e David P. Fidler

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 While some Latin American superstars have overcome discrimination to strike gold in baseball's big leagues, thousands more Latin American players never make it to 'The Show.' This title focuses on the plight of one Venezuelan teenager and documents abuses that take place against Latin children and young men as baseball becomes a global business.
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The National Environmental Policy Act - An Agenda For The Future

by Lynton Keith Caldwell

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 Points out where and how National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has affected national environmental policy and where and why its intent has been frustrated. This book analyzes the roles of Congress, the President, and the courts in the implementation of NEPA.
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Brahms'S Vocal Duets And Quartets With Piano - A Guide With Full Texts And Translations

by Lucien Stark

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 Presents the solo songs of Johannes Brahms. This book offers the full German text for each song, along with English translation, notes on vocal ranges, and a wealth of engaging commentary of technical, aesthetic, and historical interest. It is suitable for singers, teachers, coach-accompanists and for those interested in Brahms lieder.
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Russian Civil-Military Relations

by Dale R. Herspring

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 Analyzes civil-military relations in the Soviet Union and provides new approaches to understanding civil-military relations in postcommunist Russia.
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Existential Semiotics

by Eero Tarasti

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 Defines the philosophical field of existential semiotics. Existential semiotics involves a priori state of signs and their fixation into objective entities. There is a hermeneutic and phenomenological aspect to the work. Its sources are in Husserl, Schutz, Merleau-Ponty, Hegel, Schelling, Kierkegaard, Jaspers, and Heidegger.
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Signs In Society - Studies In Semiotic Anthropology

by Richard J. Parmentier

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 How semiotic theory can illuminate highly complex social and cultural practices.
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The Jew Within - Self, Family, And Community In America

by Arnold M. Eisen e Steven M. Cohen

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 Through in-depth interviews with Jews across the country, the authors, probe beneath the surface to explore the foundations of belief and behaviour among moderately affiliated American Jews. Among their thought-provoking conclusions are that the construction of Jewish meaning in America is personal and private.
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Meaning And Mental Representations

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 A collection of essays, which debate the questions of logical versus psychologically-based interpretations of language.
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Reading Eco - An Anthology

by Rocco Capozzi e Umberto Eco

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 Umberto Eco is, quite simply, a genius. He is a renowned medievalist, philosopher, novelist, a popular journalist, and linguist. This anthology intends to examine his ideas of literary semiotics and interpretation as evidenced both in his scholarly work and in his fiction.
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Analyzing Cultures - An Introduction And Handbook

by Marcel Danesi e Paul Perron

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 Presents an introduction to the field of cultural semiotics. This book features practical examples of how semiotics can be used. It is suitable for those who want to understand the whys and wherefores of semiotics.
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The Sonic Self - Musical Subjectivity And Signification

by Naomi Cumming

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 A fresh contemplation of subjectivity and musical meaning.
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Theories Of The Sign In Classical Antiquity

by Giovanni Manetti

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 Talks about the origin of semiotics and sign theory. This book reconsiders the semiotic practices and the theoretical considerations of the sign which were developed in the ancient world and have come down to us through literary, philosophical, medical, historical, and rhetorical traditions.

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