Semiotics / semiology

This two-volume set charts a cross-disciplinary discursive terrain that proffers rich insights about deceit in contemporary postcolonial Sub-Saharan African politics.

The Communicational Theory of Law (CTL) is a successful synthesis of the hermeneutic and analytical postulates, proceeding under the assumption that Law is the heritage of jurists and can be enriched by a rational and systematic reconstruction of the legal order.

This book presents a new theoretical framework for the study of hypnosis based on an innovative epistemological approach called De-sign.

This book tells the story of the landmark event in modern logic whereby Alfred Tarski became "e;the man who defined truth"e;.

About half a century ago, AI pioneers like Marvin Minsky embarked on the ambitious project of emulating how the human mind encodes and decodes meaning.

This book tells the story of the landmark event in modern logic whereby Alfred Tarski became "e;the man who defined truth"e;.

This fifth edition of the bestselling textbook is a major new revision, continuing to provide a concise introduction to the key concepts of semiotics in accessible and jargon-free language.

This fifth edition of the bestselling textbook is a major new revision, continuing to provide a concise introduction to the key concepts of semiotics in accessible and jargon-free language.

This book offers an in-depth exploration of diplomatic interpreting as a complex form of multimodal interaction, drawing on examples from China-U.

This book provides a groundbreaking exploration of image semiotics.

This book provides a groundbreaking exploration of image semiotics.

This collected volume celebrates the life and work of the late Andrew Stables, a renowned scholar in semiotics and in educational philosophy and theory.

This collected volume celebrates the life and work of the late Andrew Stables, a renowned scholar in semiotics and in educational philosophy and theory.

This ground-breaking book brings together the work of leading theorist, Theo van Leeuwen, on time-based multimodal forms of communication including speech, music, and film.

This ground-breaking book brings together the work of leading theorist, Theo van Leeuwen, on time-based multimodal forms of communication including speech, music, and film.

Since the late 1980s, queer studies and theory have become vital to the intellectual and political life of the United States.

How is it possible, after four centuries, that a major episode in Rabelaiss novels remains systematically misread?

Since the late 1980s, queer studies and theory have become vital to the intellectual and political life of the United States.

The Rhetorical Form of Carlyle'sSartor Resartus by Gerry H.

Alice Lotvin Birney reopens the most intractable question in aestheticscatharsisand relocates it in the charged arena of satire.

The Rhetorical Form of Carlyle'sSartor Resartus by Gerry H.

Alice Lotvin Birney reopens the most intractable question in aestheticscatharsisand relocates it in the charged arena of satire.

Stream of Consciousness in the Modern Novel by Robert Humphrey is a foundational study that clarifies one of the most elusive terms in modern literary criticism.

Stream of Consciousness in the Modern Novel by Robert Humphrey is a foundational study that clarifies one of the most elusive terms in modern literary criticism.

In this book, pre-eminent semiotician Arthur Asa Berger decodes the meanings of common objects of consumption and their perceived 'sacredness' in consumerist cultures.

The Anatomy of Drama by Alan Reynolds Thompson argues that drama, as an art form, is essential to the vitality of civilization, especially during times of global upheaval.

Combining the resources of new historicism, feminism, and postmodern textual analysis, Eric Mallin reveals how contemporary pressures left their marks on three Shakespeare plays written at the end of Elizabeths reign.

Literary Transvaluation: From Vergilian Epic to Shakespearean Tragicomedy is a meticulous exploration of literary influence, focusing on how Shakespeares works, especially Antony and Cleopatra, engage in a profound reimagining of Vergil's Aeneid.

Literary Transvaluation: From Vergilian Epic to Shakespearean Tragicomedy is a meticulous exploration of literary influence, focusing on how Shakespeares works, especially Antony and Cleopatra, engage in a profound reimagining of Vergil's Aeneid.

Tristram Shandy's World: Sterne's Philosophical Rhetoric by John Traugott offers a major reappraisal of Laurence Sterne's most provocative work, arguing that Tristram Shandy is less a ';novel' than a sustained rhetorical performance.

Tristram Shandy's World: Sterne's Philosophical Rhetoric by John Traugott offers a major reappraisal of Laurence Sterne's most provocative work, arguing that Tristram Shandy is less a ';novel' than a sustained rhetorical performance.

The erotic and the intellectual come together to create a new kind of criticism in the lushly written work of Joanna Frueh.

Columbus is the first blazing star in a constellation of European adventurers whose right to claim and conquer each land mass they encountered was absolutely unquestioned by their countrymen.

The erotic and the intellectual come together to create a new kind of criticism in the lushly written work of Joanna Frueh.

This book attempts to build semiotics on a new foundation, which is "e;meaning-making"e;.

This book attempts to build semiotics on a new foundation, which is "e;meaning-making"e;.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

This sequel to Harvey Goldman's well-received Max Weber and Thomas Mann continues his rich exploration of the political and cultural critiques embodied in the more mature writings of these two authors.