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Bloomsbury Semiotics Volume 1: History and Semiosis

Hardback

Main Details

Title Bloomsbury Semiotics Volume 1: History and Semiosis
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Jamin Pelkey
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 244,Width 169
Category/Genrelinguistics
ISBN/Barcode 9781350139282
ClassificationsDewey:302.2
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date 20 October 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Bloomsbury Semiotics offers a state-of-the-art overview of the entire field of semiotics by revealing its influence on a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. With four volumes spanning theory, method and practice across the disciplines, this definitive reference work emphasizes and strengthens common bonds shared across intellectual cultures, and facilitates the discovery and recovery of meaning across fields. It comprises: Volume 1: History and Semiosis Volume 2: Semiotics in the Natural and Technical Sciences Volume 3: Semiotics in the Arts and Social Sciences Volume 4: Semiotic Movements Written by leading international experts, the chapters provide comprehensive overviews of the history and status of semiotic inquiry across a diverse range of traditions and disciplines. Together, they highlight key contemporary developments and debates along with ongoing research priorities. Providing the most comprehensive and united overview of the field, Bloomsbury Semiotics enables anyone, from students to seasoned practitioners, to better understand and benefit from semiotic insight and how it relates to their own area of study or research. Volume 1: History and Semiosis provides a general and historical orientation to semiotic traditions and their methodologies, followed by an in-depth overview of critical issues in the study of sign systems and semiosis. It ends with an exploration of issues of sign classification and practical application, setting the scene for the remaining volumes.

Author Biography

Jamin Pelkey is Associate Professor and Program Director in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Ryerson University, Canada.