Understanding Information: An IntroductionIntended primarily for students of information systems, information technology and computer science, this text brings together material from a large variety of disciplines, including sociology, semiotics and management as well as philosophical and anthropological studies of information. |
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Semiotics and Information | 10 |
Pragmatics | 20 |
Semantics | 37 |
Copyright | |
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