Semiotics Books

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Mythologies Mythologies (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.08 — 17,499 ratings — published 1957
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A Theory of Semiotics A Theory of Semiotics (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,405 ratings — published 1975
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Semiotics: The Basics Semiotics: The Basics (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.98 — 635 ratings — published 2002
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Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.08 — 523 ratings — published
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The Name of the Rose The Name of the Rose (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.14 — 402,861 ratings — published 1980
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Course in General Linguistics Course in General Linguistics (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,786 ratings — published 1916
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Elements of Semiology Elements of Semiology (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.77 — 1,058 ratings — published 1964
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Introducing Semiotics Introducing Semiotics (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.60 — 864 ratings — published 1993
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Kant and the Platypus: Essays on Language and Cognition Kant and the Platypus: Essays on Language and Cognition (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,168 ratings — published 1997
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Simulacra and Simulation Simulacra and Simulation (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.00 — 17,207 ratings — published 1981
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Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.99 — 79,401 ratings — published 1980
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The Limits of Interpretation (Advances in Semiotics) The Limits of Interpretation (Advances in Semiotics)
by (shelved 18 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.13 — 557 ratings — published 1990
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The Pleasure of the Text The Pleasure of the Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,025 ratings — published 1973
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Image - Music - Text Image - Music - Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.09 — 3,826 ratings — published 1977
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The Role of the Reader: Explorations in the Semiotics of Texts The Role of the Reader: Explorations in the Semiotics of Texts (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.09 — 291 ratings — published 1979
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Empire of Signs Empire of Signs (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.83 — 2,677 ratings — published 1970
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Desire in Language: A Semiotic Approach to Literature and Art Desire in Language: A Semiotic Approach to Literature and Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.05 — 533 ratings — published 1980
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Ways of Seeing Ways of Seeing (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.94 — 448,119 ratings — published 1972
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S/Z: An Essay S/Z: An Essay (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,923 ratings — published 1970
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Universe of the Mind: A Semiotic Theory of Culture (The Second World) Universe of the Mind: A Semiotic Theory of Culture (The Second World)
by (shelved 12 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.26 — 85 ratings — published 1990
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Foucault’s Pendulum Foucault’s Pendulum (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.91 — 75,934 ratings — published 1988
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Handbook of Semiotics (Advances in Semiotics) Handbook of Semiotics (Advances in Semiotics)
by (shelved 11 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.89 — 56 ratings — published 2004
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Illuminations: Essays and Reflections Illuminations: Essays and Reflections (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.29 — 12,650 ratings — published 1955
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Serendipities: Language and Lunacy Serendipities: Language and Lunacy (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.78 — 1,530 ratings — published 1998
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This Means This, This Means That: A User's Guide to Semiotics This Means This, This Means That: A User's Guide to Semiotics (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.85 — 345 ratings — published 2007
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Man and His Symbols Man and His Symbols (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.18 — 35,177 ratings — published 1964
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The Sign of Three: Dupin, Holmes, Peirce (Advances in Semiotics) The Sign of Three: Dupin, Holmes, Peirce (Advances in Semiotics)
by (shelved 9 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.02 — 131 ratings — published 1983
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Travels in Hyperreality (Harvest Book) Travels in Hyperreality (Harvest Book)
by (shelved 9 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,919 ratings — published 1967
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Signs: An Introduction to Semiotics (Toronto Studies in Semiotics and Communication) Signs: An Introduction to Semiotics (Toronto Studies in Semiotics and Communication)
by (shelved 9 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.69 — 91 ratings — published 1994
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Metaphors We Live By Metaphors We Live By (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.09 — 7,105 ratings — published 1980
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The Semiotic Challenge The Semiotic Challenge (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.83 — 170 ratings — published 1985
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A Lover's Discourse: Fragments A Lover's Discourse: Fragments (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.35 — 14,435 ratings — published 1977
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Misreadings Misreadings (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.82 — 2,014 ratings — published 1963
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The Fashion System The Fashion System (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.61 — 440 ratings — published 1967
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Semiotics for Beginners Semiotics for Beginners (ebook)
by (shelved 7 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.85 — 68 ratings — published 1999
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Semiotics of Cinema Semiotics of Cinema (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.01 — 167 ratings — published 1973
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On Meaning: Selected Writings in Semiotic Theory (Theory and History of Literature) On Meaning: Selected Writings in Semiotic Theory (Theory and History of Literature)
by (shelved 7 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.87 — 31 ratings — published 1983
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The Search for the Perfect Language The Search for the Perfect Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.96 — 858 ratings — published 1993
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Of Grammatology Of Grammatology (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.97 — 5,386 ratings — published 1967
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A Dictionary of Symbols A Dictionary of Symbols (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.15 — 880 ratings — published 1958
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Film Language: A Semiotics of the Cinema Film Language: A Semiotics of the Cinema (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.78 — 216 ratings — published 1974
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The Dialogic Imagination: Four Essays The Dialogic Imagination: Four Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,623 ratings — published 1975
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The Seventh Function of Language The Seventh Function of Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.76 — 7,050 ratings — published 2015
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Peirce's Theory of Signs Peirce's Theory of Signs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.29 — 17 ratings — published 2007
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A Theory of Musical Semiotics (Advances in Semiotics) A Theory of Musical Semiotics (Advances in Semiotics)
by (shelved 6 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.50 — 8 ratings — published 1994
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Six Walks in the Fictional Woods Six Walks in the Fictional Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,415 ratings — published 1994
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The Savage Mind The Savage Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,789 ratings — published 1962
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The System of Objects The System of Objects (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,964 ratings — published 1968
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The Open Work The Open Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as semiotics)
avg rating 4.14 — 918 ratings — published 1962
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Introducing Social Semiotics Introducing Social Semiotics (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as semiotics)
avg rating 3.85 — 54 ratings — published 2004
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Umberto Eco
“Semiotics is in principle the discipline studying everything which can be used in order to lie. If something cannot be used to tell a lie, conversely it cannot be used to tell the truth: it cannot in fact be used "to tell" at all.”
Umberto Eco, A Theory of Semiotics

Steven L. Peck
“It was not Gilda and a racquet being used reflexively to some purpose. It was not Gilda using a racquet. It was one thing, maybe you could call it a Gilda-racquet-court-net-game-situation-two-other-players-wind-sunshine object. But there was only one thing there. To seperate us out would be to miss the reality.”
Steven L. Peck, Gilda Trillim: Shepherdess of Rats

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