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Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language

by Umberto Eco · 1984

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"Eco wittily and enchantingly develops themes often touched on in his previous works, but he delves deeper into their complex nature... this collection can be read with pleasure by those unversed in semiotic theory." Times Literary Supplement

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