Elements of semiotics

Foreword PART I: THE PROVENANCE OF SEMIOTICS What is Semiotics About? Consciousness of Signs Concepts of Sign Critical Phenomena of Semiosis PART II: SIGN SYSTEMS Vocabulary Function Grammar The Reality of System in a Universe of Dialogue PART III: ANALYSIS OF THE SIGN Peirce's Problematics for the Sign Psychological Aspects of Signification What is a Sign? Boundaries of the Sign PART IV: ELABORATIONS OF THE SIGN Articulation Hierarchy and Reference Structure: Grammar and Pattern in Texts The Text in Context The Processive Sign: Ritual, Symbol and Art PART V: TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE SEMIOTICS Artful and Artificial Languages Signs in the Visual Arts Melody Concept and Expressivity in Art PART VI: CONSEQUENCES Semiotics and the Problem of Free Will Semiotics and the Aims of Education