Two fundamental signs exist: a normative and a sub- cognitive, respectively. The former is the epistemological center in every knowledge domain possessing a well defined terminology. The latter is the emotional center in every loosely defined community, e.g. brand communities. The sub- cognitive fundamental sign exerts attraction upon the members of the community through emotional similarity. To the two fundamental signs there are two corresponding significance-effects: the normative and the sub-cognitive, respectively. The former designates the interpretative distance between the...

In 2014, Peirce will have been dead for one hundred years. The book will celebrate this extraordinary, prolific thinker and the relevance of his idea for semiotics, communication, and cognitive studies. More importantly, however, it will provide a major statement of the current status of Peirce's work within semiotics. The volume will be a contribution to both semiotics and Peirce studies.

Hitherto, there has been no book that attempted to sum up the breadth of Umberto Eco’s work and it importance for the study of semiotics, communication and cognition. There have been anthologies and overviews of Eco’s work within Eco Studies; sometimes, works in semiotics have used aspects of Eco’s work. Yet, thus far, there has been no overview of the work of Eco in the breadth of semiotics. This volume is a contribution to both semiotics and Eco studies. The 40 scholars who participate in the volume come from a variety of disciplines but have all chosen to work with a favorite...