A Theory of Semiotics
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A Theory of Semiotics is Umberto Eco’s influential scholarly work that systematically explores the theory of signs, symbols, and meaning in communication and culture.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Theory of Semiotics canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic monograph
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Umberto Eco ⓘ |
| contributedTo | institutionalization of semiotics as a discipline ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fieldOfStudy |
communication studies
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linguistics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
codes and conventions
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communication in culture ⓘ meaning production ⓘ sign processes ⓘ |
| genre | scholarly work ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
communication studies
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cultural studies ⓘ literary theory ⓘ media studies ⓘ philosophy of signs ⓘ |
| hasPart |
applied semiotics section
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theoretical semiotics section ⓘ |
| hasTheoreticalFramework |
general semiotic theory
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structuralist semiotics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charles Sanders Peirce
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Ferdinand de Saussure ⓘ pragmatics ⓘ structuralism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
communication theory
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cultural theory ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ semiotics ⓘ theory of signs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on semiotic studies
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systematic exposition of semiotic theory ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| partOf | Umberto Eco bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| publisher | Indiana University Press ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
graduate students
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researchers in humanities ⓘ scholars ⓘ |
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