ABSTRACT

Communication is, among other things, about the study of meaning -- how people convey ideas for themselves and to one another in their daily lives. Designed to close the gap between what we are able to do as social actors and what we are able to describe as social analysts, this book introduces the language of semiotics -- a language that provides

part |2 pages

Part I: Semiotic Theory and Communication Theory

chapter 1|19 pages

Introducing Semiotics

chapter 2|29 pages

Signs

chapter 3|23 pages

Codes

part |7 pages

Part II: From Semiotic Theory to Communication Behavior

chapter 4|21 pages

Food as Sign and Code

chapter 5|23 pages

Clothing as Sign and Code

chapter 6|25 pages

Objects as Sign and Code

part |2 pages

Part III: From Communication Behavior to Semiotic Theory

chapter 7|22 pages

Cultures