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In the beginning : origins of semiosis

Title
In the beginning : origins of semiosis / edited by Morana Alač and Patrizia Violi ; contributors, Morana Alač [and others].
Publication
Turnhout : Brepols, 2004.

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Additional Authors
  • Alač, Morana.
  • Violi, Patrizia.
Description
205 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Semiotic and cognitive studies ; 12
Uniform Title
Semiotic and cognitive studies ; 12.
Subject
Semiotics > Congresses
Note
  • "...essays presented at the symposium on the Origins of semiosis that took place at the University of San Marino in spring of 2000"--P. [7].
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
In the beginning / Patrizia Violi -- Origins of semiosis / Umberto Eco -- From semiogenesis to glottogenesis in the 18th century debate / Jürgen Trabant -- Etymologies and genealogies / Howard Bloch -- Semiogenesis in the evolution from nature to culture / Winfried Nöth -- Origins / Thomas Sebeok -- On bacteria, corporeal representation, neanderthals, and Marta Graham / Maxine Sheets-Johnstone -- Hands and bodies, minds and souls / Sherman Wilcox -- The neural basis of semantic knowledge / Alex Martin -- Subcortical brain circuits, speech, and the evolution of semiosis / Philip Lieberman.
ISBN
2503515908
LCCN
2004459923
OCLC
  • ocm55018548
  • SCSB-5119967
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries