Semiotics: The Basics - Daniel Chandler

Semiotics: The Basics

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Buch | Softcover
328 Seiten
2007 | 2nd New edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-36375-4 (ISBN)
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Provides an introduction to the key concepts of semiotics. This edition presents examples including computer and mobile phone technology, television commercials and the web. It also covers questions such as: What is a sign? Which codes do we take for granted? How can semiotics be used in textual analysis? And, what is a text?
This updated second edition provides a clear and concise introduction to the key concepts of semiotics in accessible and jargon-free language. With a revised introduction and glossary, extended index and suggestions for further reading, this new edition provides an increased number of examples including computer and mobile phone technology, television commercials and the web.


Demystifying what is a complex, highly interdisciplinary field, key questions covered include:




What is a sign?
Which codes do we take for granted?
How can semiotics be used in textual analysis?
What is a text?


A highly useful, must-have resource, Semiotics: The Basics is the ideal introductory text for those studying this growing area.

Daniel Chandler is a Lecturer in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction 1. Models of the Sign 2. Signs and Things 3. Analysing Structures 4. Challenging the Literal 5. Codes 6. Textual Interactions 7. Limitations and Strengths. Glossary. References. Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 9.1.2007
Reihe/Serie The Basics
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 129 x 198 mm
Gewicht 318 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10 0-415-36375-6 / 0415363756
ISBN-13 978-0-415-36375-4 / 9780415363754
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