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11%OFFRichard J. Parmentier - Signs and Society: Further Studies in Semiotic Anthropology - 9780253024961 - V9780253024961
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Signs and Society: Further Studies in Semiotic Anthropology

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Description for Signs and Society: Further Studies in Semiotic Anthropology Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; GTE; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.

Brilliantly articulating the potent intersections of semiotic and linguistic anthropology, Signs and Society demonstrates how a keen appreciation of signs helps us better understand human agency, meaning, and creativity. Inspired by the foundational contributions of C. S. Peirce and Ferdinand de Saussure, and drawing upon key insights from neighboring scholarly fields, noted anthropologist Richard J. Parmentier develops an array of innovative conceptual tools for ethnographic, historical, and literary research. His concepts of "transactional value," "metapragmatic interpretant," and "circle of semiosis," for example, illuminate the foundations and effects of such diverse cultural forms and practices as economic exchanges on the Pacific ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253024961
SKU
V9780253024961
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Richard J. Parmentier
Richard J. Parmentier is Professor of Anthropology at Brandeis University. He is the author of The Sacred Remains: Myth, History, and Polity in Belau; Signs in Society: Studies in Semiotic Anthropology; and The Pragmatic Semiotics of Cultures. With Elizabeth Mertz, he coedited Semiotic Mediation: Sociocultural and Psychological Perspectives. He is Editor-in-Chief of Signs and Society; Affiliated Researcher, Hankuk University of ... Read more

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