The Semiotic Sphere (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986)

Although semiotics has, in one guise or another, ftourished uninterruptedly since pre Socratic times in the West, and important semiotic themes have emerged and devel oped independently in both the Brahmanie and Buddhistic traditions, semiotics as an organized undertaking began to 100m only in the 1960s. Workshops materialized, with a perhaps surprising spontaneity, over much ofEurope-Eastern and Western and in North America. Thereafter, others quickly surfaced almost everywhere over the litera te globe. Different places strategically allied themselves with different lega eies, but all had a common thrust: to aim at a general theory of signs, by way of a description of different sign systems, their comparative analysis, and their classifi cation. More or less permanent confederations were forged with the most diverse academic disciplines, and amazingly varied frameworks were devised-suited to the needs of the times and the sites-to carry the work of consolidation forward. Bit by bit, mutually supportive international networks were put together. Today, it can truly be asserted that semiotics has become a global enterprise. This, of course, is far from saying that the map is uniform or even that world-wide homogeneity is in the least desirable. While our conjoint ultimate goal remains steadily in focus, the multiplicity of avenues available for its realization is inherent in the advent ure of the search itself."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Topics in Contemporary Semiotics
Release date:	December 2012
First published:	1986
Editors:	Thomas A. Sebeok • Jean Umiker-Sebeok
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	662
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
ISBN-13:	978-1-4757-0207-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General
LSN:	1-4757-0207-8
Barcode:	9781475702071

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