"The Routledge Companion to Semiotics and Linguistics" combines the complex and closely-related fields of semiotics and linguistics. The book has 10 introductory essays and over 200 A-Z entries which cover: key concepts such as abduction, chain of discourse, grapheme, metalanguage, philology, and syntax; key individuals including Bakhtin, Chomsky, Lacan, Saussure, and William of Ockham; key theories and schools, including American structuralism, pragmaticism, and Russian formalism. "The Routledge Companion to Semiotics and Linguistics" should open up the world of semiotics and linguistics for newcomers to the discipline, and provide a useful ready-reference for the more advanced student.
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"The Routledge Companion to Semiotics and Linguistics" combines the complex and closely-related fields of semiotics and linguistics. The book has 10 introductory essays and over 200 A-Z entries which cover: key concepts such as abduction, chain of discourse, grapheme, metalanguage, philology, and syntax; key individuals including Bakhtin, Chomsky, Lacan, Saussure, and William of Ockham; key theories and schools, including American structuralism, pragmaticism, and Russian formalism. "The Routledge Companion to Semiotics and Linguistics" should open up the world of semiotics and linguistics for newcomers to the discipline, and provide a useful ready-reference for the more advanced student.