This study represents a contribution to the theory of meaning in natural language. It proposes a semantic theory containing a set of regular relational principl

This study represents a contribution to the theory of meaning in natural language. It proposes a semantic theory containing a set of regular relational principl

First published in 1987, this book is an attempt to re-establish semiotic on the basis of principles consistent with its past history, rather than the ‘cultur

"Eco wittily and enchantingly develops themes often touched on in his previous works, but he delves deeper into their complex nature . . . this collection can b

The book is an in-depth presentation of the European branch of semiotic theory, originating in the work of Ferdinand de Saussure. It has four parts: a historica