Analyzing Cultures: An Introduction and HandbookDesigned for classroom use in a number of disciplines, this comprehensive introduction to cultural semiotics is also an easy-to-use reference for those who would like a better understanding of the topic. No other text provides this kind of practical framework for the classroom study of semiotics. Each of the 12 chapters is clearly written and self-contained. |
Contents
0 | 2 |
1 | 14 |
4 | 22 |
6 | 29 |
2 | 39 |
2 | 47 |
5 | 55 |
6 | 63 |
Metaphor | 161 |
Space | 185 |
8 | 205 |
Objects | 229 |
Narrative | 248 |
Television and Advertising | 267 |
Semiotic Analysis | 290 |
Activities and Questions for Discussion | 313 |
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