Analyzing Cultures: An Introduction and HandbookDesigned 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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... body that will lead to disease or illness . All organisms have a spe- cies - specific bodily warning system that alerts them to dangerous changes in bodily states . But in the human species bodily states are also representable and thus ...
... body that will lead to disease or illness . All organisms have a spe- cies - specific bodily warning system that alerts them to dangerous changes in bodily states . But in the human species bodily states are also representable and thus ...
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... body — sneezing , coughing , burping , etc. — and the fluids that issue forth from it are interpreted in terms of the kinesic codes that regulate a specific situation . These codes also prescribe what body image is socially acceptable ...
... body — sneezing , coughing , burping , etc. — and the fluids that issue forth from it are interpreted in terms of the kinesic codes that regulate a specific situation . These codes also prescribe what body image is socially acceptable ...
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... body movement , make up the grammar and lexicon of sign languages . In American Sign Language ( ASL ) , for instance , the sign for " catch " involves one hand ( in the role of agent ) moving across the body ( an action ) to grasp the ...
... body movement , make up the grammar and lexicon of sign languages . In American Sign Language ( ASL ) , for instance , the sign for " catch " involves one hand ( in the role of agent ) moving across the body ( an action ) to grasp the ...
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