This means this, this means that : a user's guide to semiotics / Sean Hall.

By:

Hall, Sean

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Laurence King, 2007.Description: 176 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 26 cmISBN:

9781856695213 (pbk.) :
9781856695213 (pbk.) :

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DDC classification:

302.2 HAL

LOC classification:

Contents:

1.Signs and signing -- 2.Ways of meaning -- 3.Conceptual structures -- 4.Visual structures -- 5.Textual structures -- 6.Matters of interpretation -- 7.Framing meaning -- 8.Stories and storytelling.

Summary: Semiotics is the theory of signs. Signs are amazingly diverse: from simple road signs that point to a destination, to smoke that warns us of fire, to the culturally-conditioned symbols buried within art & literature, our reading of signs is very much part of everyday life. This book decodes the mystery of semiotics using visual examples.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-175).

1.Signs and signing -- 2.Ways of meaning -- 3.Conceptual structures -- 4.Visual structures -- 5.Textual structures -- 6.Matters of interpretation -- 7.Framing meaning -- 8.Stories and storytelling.

Semiotics is the theory of signs. Signs are amazingly diverse: from simple road signs that point to a destination, to smoke that warns us of fire, to the culturally-conditioned symbols buried within art & literature, our reading of signs is very much part of everyday life. This book decodes the mystery of semiotics using visual examples.