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Semiotics of Visual Language
Contributor(s): Saint-Martin, Fernande (Author)
ISBN: 0253350573     ISBN-13: 9780253350572
Publisher: Indiana University Press
OUR PRICE:   $39.55  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 1990
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..". the details of Saint-Martin's argument contain a wealth of penetrating observations from which anyone with a serious interest in visual communication will profit." -- Journal of Communication

Saint-Martin elucidates a syntax of visual language that sheds new light on nonverbal language as a form of representation and communication. She describes the evolution of this language in the visual arts as well as its multiple uses in contemporary media. The result is a completely new approach for scholars and practitioners of the visual arts eager to decode the many forms of visual communication.

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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies
Dewey: 302.2
LCCN: 89045920
Series: Advances in Semiotics
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.24 lbs) 276 pages
 
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. . . the details of Saint-Martin's argument contain a wealth of penetrating observations from which anyone with a serious interest in visual communication will profit. --Journal of Communication

Saint-Martin elucidates a syntax of visual language that sheds new light on nonverbal language as a form of representation and communication. She describes the evolution of this language in the visual arts as well as its multiple uses in contemporary media. The result is a completely new approach for scholars and practitioners of the visual arts eager to decode the many forms of visual communication.