This text is designed to provide a basic introduction to semiotics and communication theory, with plenty of examples from and applications to popular culture. It aims to make accessible the technical and often abstruse subject matter of sign theory in practical ways, with illustrations in such areas as myth, storytelling, television, advertising, clothing, and architecture. Without overwhelming, this introduction allows students and interested general readers to get a comprehensive look at what semiotics and communication theory are all about.
This text is designed to provide a basic introduction to semiotics and communication theory, with plenty of examples from and applications to popular ...
Semiotics has had a profound impact on our comprehension of a wide range of phenomena, from how animals signify and communicate, to how people read TV commercials. This series features books on semiotic theory and applications of that theory to understanding media, language, and related subjects. The series publishes scholarly monographs of wide appeal to students and interested non-specialists as well as scholars.
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Semiotics has had a profound impact on our comprehension of a wide range of phenomena, from how animals signify and communicate, to how people read...
Learn how to take the ""tease"" out of brainteasers, and increase your puzzle IQ with this eye-opening guide to solving puzzles. Revealing the basic principles and strategies of cracking logic problems, it shows you, step-by-step, how to solve ten of the most common types of puzzles, from basic deduction conundrums to more complex mathematical bafflers. Packed with practice puzzles and offering hours of amusement and mental challenge, Increase Your Puzzle IQ gives you the know-how you need to decipher even the most puzzling of puzzles. Why are 1997 dollar bills worth more than 1980 dollar...
Learn how to take the ""tease"" out of brainteasers, and increase your puzzle IQ with this eye-opening guide to solving puzzles. Revealing the basic p...
Accessible to wide range of readers from student to lay people, this authoritative reference provides a complete listing of media concepts, figures, and techniques with illustrations and historical commentaries. Written by distinguished scholar and author Marcel Danesi, and with an Introduction by Arthur Asa Berger, a leading figure in the world of media and communications, the dictionary also includes terms related to psychology, linguistics, aesthetics, computer science, semiotics, culture theory, anthropology, and more that have relevance in media studies. Each entry includes a definition...
Accessible to wide range of readers from student to lay people, this authoritative reference provides a complete listing of media concepts, figures, a...
Intended for introductory linguistics courses that adopt a cultural focus, this text examines the enigmatic phenomenon of language, exploring questions of how it came about, what it is, and what it allows humans to do. It also features an accompanying manual of exercises and activities.
Intended for introductory linguistics courses that adopt a cultural focus, this text examines the enigmatic phenomenon of language, exploring question...
How and when did the kiss become a vital sign of romance and love? In this wide-ranging book, pop culture expert Marcel Danesi takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the history of the kiss, from poetry and painting to movies and popular songs, and argues that its romantic incarnation signaled the birth of popular culture.
How and when did the kiss become a vital sign of romance and love? In this wide-ranging book, pop culture expert Marcel Danesi takes the reader on a f...
How and when did the kiss become a vital sign of romance and love? In this wide-ranging book, pop culture expert Marcel Danesi takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the history of the kiss, from poetry and painting to movies and popular songs, and argues that its romantic incarnation signaled the birth of popular culture.
How and when did the kiss become a vital sign of romance and love? In this wide-ranging book, pop culture expert Marcel Danesi takes the reader on a f...
The book provides an introduction to an interdisciplinary field of inquiry that can be called "global linguistics" (GL). GL emerges to tackle the ever-growing phenomenon of intercultural communication (IC) in today's world of international contacts. The specific aim of GL is to look at the form and contents of dialogues among speakers of different cultural backgrounds who will use a "default language" or koine (usually English) to interact, in order to detect communication breakdowns at various levels of "depth," as well as the opportunities for developing sound intercultural...
The book provides an introduction to an interdisciplinary field of inquiry that can be called "global linguistics" (GL). GL emerges to tackle the e...
Now revised with new entries, this dictionary provides the most complete and informative semiotics research tool of its kind. The original entries are updated with the latest bibliographic references, supplementing each entry with invaluable resources on current literature.
Now revised with new entries, this dictionary provides the most complete and informative semiotics research tool of its kind. The original entries are...
The book provides an introduction to an interdisciplinary field of inquiry that can be called "global linguistics" (GL). GL emerges to tackle the ever-growing phenomenon of intercultural communication (IC) in today's world of international contacts. The specific aim of GL is to look at the form and contents of dialogues among speakers of different cultural backgrounds who will use a "default language" or koineeacute; (usually English) to interact, in order to detect communication breakdowns at various levels of "depth," as well as the opportunities for developing sound intercultural...
The book provides an introduction to an interdisciplinary field of inquiry that can be called "global linguistics" (GL). GL emerges to tackle the ever...