Analyzing Cultures: An Introduction and Handbook

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Indiana University Press, 1999 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 413 pages

Designed for classroom use in a number of disciplines, this comprehensive introduction to cultural semiotics is also an easy-to-use reference for those who would like a better understanding of the topic. No other text provides this kind of practical framework for the classroom study of semiotics. Each of the 12 chapters is clearly written and self-contained.

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14
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22
6
29
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39
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47
5
55
6
63
Metaphor
161
Space
185
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205
Objects
229
Narrative
248
Television and Advertising
267
Semiotic Analysis
290
Activities and Questions for Discussion
313

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96
The Body
104
Language
136
Biographical Sketches
339
Glossary
345
Works Cited and General Bibliography
371
Index
403
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