Parallels, Interactions, and Illuminations : Traversing Chinese and Western Theories of the Sign.

The first major work in Sino-Western comparative semiotics, Parallels, Interactions, and Illuminations is a trans-disciplinary and intercultural effort that makes intellectual connections not only across diverse academic fields but also between Chinese and Western theories of the sign.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ding, Ersu
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2010.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Toronto studies in semiotics and communication.
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Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Meaning of Symbols and Orthographic Conventions
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Platonic Triad and Its Chinese Counterpart
  • 2 Ontological Realism under Fire
  • 3 The Return of the Subject(s)
  • 4 The Peircean Trichotomy
  • 5 The Poetic Logic
  • 6 Metaphor and Culture
  • 7 Myth Making and Its Socio-Economic Functions
  • Epilogue: Semiotics as an Interdisciplinary Enterprise
  • Technical Glossary
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  • Biographical Sketches
  • Notes
  • Cited Works and General Bibliography
  • Index
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