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Title: Elements of Semiology by Roland Barthes ISBN: 0-374-52146-8 Publisher: Noonday Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1977 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A terse, dense book on struggling with symbols
Comment: Semiology had its birth with Saussure and the publication of his lecture notes by students in 1916, entitled Course in General Linguistics. Semiology was to be a general science of signs, of which linguistics would be one part. However, over time it has become clear that there exist no complex systems of symbols completely removed from language. Semioticians have recognized, then, that "linguistics is not a part of the general science of signs, but rather it is semiology which is a part of linguistics".
In this clearly written work, Barthes thus undertakes this task of semiolgy, under four main headings borrowed from structural anthropology (Claude Levi-Strauss) and clearly reliant on Saussure:
I. Language and Speech. (Saussure's langue and parole) II. Signified and Signifier. III. Syntagm and System. IV. Denotation and Connotation.
This book is written in a dense and terse style, and dates from 1964. For an introductory text, therefore, I would suggest instead Umberto Eco's "Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language". Yet for those who are set on studying Barthes, a very important figure in this field, then this book can be recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great outline of semiology
Comment: This project was designed as an introductory text for Barthes' students. It assumes almost no prior knowledge of semiology or critical theory, and introduces the vocabulary of semiotics to the general reader. Barthes is one of the few theorists who writes without an extensive bibliography and notes. However, unlike his other books, Elements of Semiology, for ease of use and reference, includes an index and bibliography. Not exactly beach reading, but great for students of literature and cultural studies.
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Title: Course In General Linguistics by Ferdinand Desaussure ISBN: 0070165246 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Pub. Date: 01 June, 1965 List Price(USD): $18.75 |
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Title: Mythologies by Roland Barthes, Annette Lavers ISBN: 0374521506 Publisher: Noonday Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 1972 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Image-Music-Text by Roland Barthes ISBN: 0374521360 Publisher: Noonday Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1978 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language by Umberto Eco ISBN: 0253203988 Publisher: Indiana University Press Pub. Date: July, 1986 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Semiotics: The Basics (The Basics) by Daniel Chandler ISBN: 0415265940 Publisher: Routledge Pub. Date: 29 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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