In the Beginning: Origins of Semiosis

by Morana Alac, Patrizia Violi

Overview

Morana Alac, Introduction; Patrizia Violi, In the Beginning: The Voice of God and the Voice of the World. Two Stories about Origins; Umberto Eco, Origins of Semiosis; Jurgen Trabant, From Semiogenesis to Gottogenesis in the 18th Century Debate; Howard Bloch, Etymologies and Genealogies: History,Words, and the World; Winfried Noth, Semiogenesis in the Evolution from Nature to Culture; Thomas Sebeok, Origins: Semiosis the Domain vs. Semiosis the Field; Maxine Sheets- Jonhstone, On Bacteria, Corporeal Representation, Neanderthals, and Marta Graham: Steps toward an Evolutionary Semantics; Sherman Wilcox, Hands and Bodies, Minds and Souls: What Can Signed Languages Tell Us about the Origin of Signs?; Alex Martin, The Neural Basis of Semantic Knowledge; Philip Lieberman, Subcortical Brain Circuits, Speech and the Evolution of Semeosis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782503515908
Publisher:	Brepols Publishers
Publication date:	04/06/2004
Series:	Semiotics and Cognitive Studies Series , #12
Pages:	205
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Morana Ala?, Introduction Patrizia Violi, In the Beginning: The Voice of God and the Voice of the World. Two Stories about Origins Umberto Eco, Origins of Semiosis Jurgen Trabant, From Semiogenesis to Gottogenesis in the 18th Century Debate Howard Bloch, Etymologies and Genealogies: History,Words, and the World Winfried Noth, Semiogenesis in the Evolution from Nature to Culture Thomas Sebeok, Origins: Semiosis the Domain vs. Semiosis the Field Maxine Sheets- Jonhstone, On Bacteria, Corporeal Representation, Neanderthals, and Marta Graham: Steps toward an Evolutionary Semantics Sherman Wilcox, Hands and Bodies, Minds and Souls: What Can Signed Languages Tell Us about the Origin of Signs? Alex Martin, The Neural Basis of Semantic Knowledge Philip Lieberman, Subcortical Brain Circuits, Speech and the Evolution of Semeosis