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Introducing Social Semiotics:

An Introductory Textbook
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Taylor & Francis, Sep 15, 2004 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 308 pages
Introducing Social Semiotics uses a wide variety of texts including photographs, adverts, magazine pages and film stills to explain how meaning is created through complex semiotic interactions. Practical exercises and examples as wide ranging as furniture arrangements in public places and advertising jingles, provide readers with the knowledge and skills they need to be able to analyze and also produce successful multimodal texts and designs.
The book traces the development of semiotic resources through particular channels such as the history of the Press and advertising; and explores how and why these resources change over time, for reasons such as advancing technology.
Featuring a full glossary of terms, exercises, discussion points and suggestions for further reading, Introducing Social Semiotics makes concrete the complexities of meaning making and is essential reading for anyone interested in how communication works.

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User Review  - Tara Brabazon - Goodreads

I adore Theo Van Leeuwen's work. Without his words, alongside Gunther Kress and Bob Hodge, it would have been much more difficult for me as an historian to learn and think about semiotics. This new ... Read full review

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semiotician not only inventorize semiotic sources, but create them. Read full review

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Introducing Social Semiotics: An Introductory Textbook
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About the author (2004)

Theo van Leeuwen is one of the biggest names in communication and language research and his work always generates a lot of interest. He has extensive experience working in TV and film in Holland and Australia, and is now Chair of the Centre for Language & Communication Research at Cardiff University.

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TitleIntroducing Social Semiotics: An Introductory Textbook
AuthorTheo van Leeuwen
PublisherTaylor & Francis, 2004
ISBN0203647025, 9780203647028
Length308 pages
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