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... the greatest contribution to [semiotics] since the pioneering work of C. S. Peirce and Charles Morris." ―Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
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'Eco's very erudite and provocative book draws on philosophy, linguistics, sociology, anthropology, and aesthetics and refers to a wide range of scholarship, both European and American. It raises many fascinating questions which merit considerable probing.'-Language in Society
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- PublisherMacmillan
- Publication date1977
- ISBN 10 0333236300
- ISBN 13 9780333236307
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages354
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