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The Routledge Companion to Semiotics and Linguistics
Taylor and Francis 2001; US$ 35.95Edited by communications specialist Paul Cobley, this Routledge Companion it has ten introductory essays written by pace-setting figures in the field. These are followed by over 200 A-Z entries which cover: *key concepts such as abduction, code, modelling, philology and syntax *key individuals: Bakhtin, Chomsky, Peirce, Saussure, Sebeok and others... more...
The American Thriller
Palgrave Macmillan 2000; US$ 45.00What is the American thriller? Has it developed over time? What was it like in the past? This is a book about thrillers and gaining knowledge of what American thrillers were like in a specific period - the 1970s. Analysing seventies texts about crime, police, detectives, corruption, paranoia and revenge, The American Thriller aims to open debates... more...
The Routledge Companion to Semiotics
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 35.95The Routledge Companion to Semiotics provides the ideal introduction to semiotics, containing engaging essays from an impressive range of international leaders in the field. Topics covered include: the history, development, and uses of semiotics key theorists, including Saussure, Peirce and Sebeok crucial and contemporary... more...
Narrative
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 135.00This classic text has been substantially rewritten. Narrative explores a range of written, spoken, literary and non-literary narratives. It shows what systematic attention to language can reveal about the narratives themselves, their tellers, and those to whom they are addressed. New material includes sections on gendered narrative, film narrative... more...
Narrative
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 22.95This comprehensive, accessible guidebook traces the ways in which human beings have used narrative to make sense of time, space and identity over the centuries. Particular attention is given to: * early narrative, from Hellenic and Hebraic * the rise of the novel * realist representation * imperialism and narrative * modernism and cinema * postmodern... more...
Theories and Models of Communication
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 210.00This unique volume offers an overview of the diversity of perspectives on communication: including analyses in terms of biology, sociality, economics, norms and human development. The scope of the contributions is global, and the volume is relevant to both the empirical and the philosophical traditions in social science. Designed as a stand-alone collection... more...
Semiotics Continues to Astonish
De Gruyter 2011; US$ 154.00A fully-fledged doctrine of signs, with many horizons for the future, was the result of Thomas A. Sebeok's work in the twentieth century. This volume, using the testimonies of key witnesses and participants in the semiotic project, offers a picture of how Sebeok, through his development of knowledge of endosemiotics, phytosemiotics, biosemiotics and... more...
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