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, 2012.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 192 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 26 cmISBN:

9781856697354 (pbk.) :
9781856697354 (pbk.) :

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

302.2 HAL

LOC classification:

P99 .H3 2012

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 a part of everyday life. This book decodes the mystery of semiotics using visual examples.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 4 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Short Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending	302.2 HAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		219210

Previous ed.: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references.

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 a part of everyday life. This book decodes the mystery of semiotics using visual examples.