A Theory of Semiotics

FIRST MIDLAND BOOK EDITION, 1979

Published by arrangement with Bompiani, Milan

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Manufactured in the United States of America

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Eco, Umberto.

A theory of semiotics.

(Advances in semiotics)

Includes index.

1. Semiotics. I. Title. II. Series.

P99.E3 301.2’1 74-22833

ISBN 978-0-253-35955-1 (alk. paper) – ISBN 978-0-253-20217-8 (pbk.: alk. paper)

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