The quest for meaning : a guide to semiotic theory and practice / Marcel Danesi.

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Main Author: Danesi, Marcel, 1946- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2007]
Series:Toronto studies in semiotics and communication.
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