Of Cigarettes, High Heels, and Other Interesting Things An Introduction to Semiotics /
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| Summary: | IX, 236 p. text |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2018.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. 2018. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95348-6 |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Cigarettes and High Heels: The Universe of Signs
- 2. What Does It Mean?: How Humans Represent the World
- 3. Make-Up: Why Do We Put It on?
- 4. Tell Me about Yourself: What Is Language?
- 5. Kisses Sweeter than Wine: Metaphor and the Making of Meaning
- 6. Now, You Tell Me About Yourself: Why Do We Tell Stories?
- 7. At Arm’s Length: The Meanings of Spaces
- 8. What a Beautiful Ring!: The Meaning of Clothes and Objects
- 9. Art is Indistinguishable from Life: The Artistic Nature of the Human Species
- 10. There’s More to Perfume than Smell: Advertising, Pop Culture, and Meme Culture.