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The study of semiotics underwent a gradual but radical paradigm shift during the past century, from a glottocentric enterprise to one that encompasses the whole terrestrial biosphere. In this collection of seventeen essays, Tom Sebeok, one of the seminal thinkers in the field, shows how this progression took place. His wide-ranging discussion of the evolution of the field covers many facets, including discussions of bio-semiotics, semiotics as a bridge between the humanities and natural sciences, semiosis, non-verbal communication, cat and horse behaviour, the semiotic self, women in semiotics. This thorough account will appeal to season scholars and neophytes alike.
| ISBN | 025333957X | | Pages | 272 | | ISBN13 | 9780253339577
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Indiana University Press | | Weight (grammes) | 603 | | Imprint | Indiana University Press | | Published in | Bloomington, IN | | Format | Hardback | | Series title | Advances in Semiotics | | Publication date | 01 Nov 2001 | | Height (mm) | 235 | | Library of Congress | 00143857 | | Width (mm) | 156 | | DEWEY | 302.2 | | Spine width (mm) | 24 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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| | | Acknowledgments | | | | | | Introduction | | | | 1 | | Global Semiotics | | 1 | | 2 | | The Evolution of Semiosis | | 17 | | 3 | | Biosemiotics: Its Roots, Proliferation, and Prospects | | 31 | | 4 | | Galen in Medical Semiotics | | 44 | | 5 | | Signs, Bridges, Origins | | 59 | | 6 | | What Do We Know about Signifying Behavior in the Domestic Cat (Felis catus)? | | 74 | | 7 | | "Give Me Another Horse" | | 97 | | 8 | | Nonverbal Communication | | 105 | | 9 | | Intersemiotic Transmutations: A Genre of Hybrid Jokes | | 115 | | 10 | | "Tell Me, Where Is Fancy Bred?": The Biosemiotic Self | | 120 | | 11 | | The Cognitive Self and the Virtual Self | | 128 | | 12 | | Some Reflections on Vico in Semiotics | | 135 | | 13 | | Women in Semiotics | | 145 | | 14 | | The Music of the Spheres | | 154 | | 15 | | The Estonian Connection | | 160 | | 16 | | My "Short Happy Life" in Finno-Ugric Studies | | 172 | | 17 | | Uralic Studies and English for Hungarians at Indiana University: A Personal View | | 181 | | | | Notes | | 185 | | | | References | | 199 | | | | Index of Names | | 229 |
"Linguist, anthropologist, semiotician, and author/editor of hundreds of articles and books on a wide range of topics, Sebeok (emer., Indian Univ.) here offers 17 chapters dealing with the worldwide emergence and development of modern semiotics. The chapter topics range from global semiotics and the evolution of semiotics to nonverbal communication and women in semiotics; the author ends with three short chapters that strike out in new directions: Estonian Connection, My 'Short Happy Life' in Finno--Ugric Studies, and Uralic Studies and English for Hungarians at Indiana University, A Personal View. This comprehensive and scholarly work is complete with 14 pages of detailed notes and a thorough 30-page reference section. The study will be of use and value to those beginning a serious study of semiotics at the graduate level and to seasoned scholars." --W. B. Warde, Jr./P>--W. B. Warde, Jr., University of North Texas"Choice" (01/01/2002)
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