"In his Course in General Linguistics, first published in 1916, Saussure postulated the existence of a general science of signs, or Semiology, of which linguistics would form only one part. Semiology, therefore aims to take in any system of signs, whatever their substance and limits; images, gestures, musical sounds, objects, and the complex associations of all these, which form the content of ritual, convention or public entertainment: these constitute, if not languages, at least systems of signification . . . The Elements here presented have as their sole aim the extraction from linguistics of analytical concepts which we think a priori to be sufficiently general to start semiological research on its way. In assembling them, it is not presupposed that they will remain intact during the course of research; nor that semiology will always be forced to follow the linguistic model closely. We are merely suggesting and elucidating a terminology in the hope that it may enable an initial (albeit provisional) order to be introduced into the heterogeneous mass of significant facts. In fact what we purport to do is furnish a principle of classification of the questions. These elements of semiology will therefore be grouped under four main headings borrowed from structural linguistics: I. Language and Speech; II. Signified and Signifier; III. Syntagm and System; IV. Denotation and Connotation."--Roland Barthes, from his Introduction
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Roland Barthes was born in 1915 and studied French literature and the classics at the University of Paris. After teaching French at universities in Romania and Egypt, he joined the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, where he devoted himself to research in sociology and lexicology. He was a professor at the College de France until his death in 1980.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
FREE
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Stored new. Book. Seller Inventory # ABE-1676566110207
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780374521462
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 468792-n
Book Description Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 0374521468
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # BKZN9780374521462
Book Description Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition. Seller Inventory # bk0374521468xvz189zvxnew
Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Seller Inventory # 353-0374521468-new
Book Description PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # WB-9780374521462
Book Description Condition: New. . Seller Inventory # 52GZZZ00O28P_ns
Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9780374521462