Dialogic Semiosis

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A study of C. S. Peirce's conception of the sign, with a critique ofSaussure and Hjelmslev, Dialogic Semiosis presents a semiotics of the production, transmission, and interpretation of signs in human communication. J rgen DinesJohansen studies the process of sign creation, how signs fulfill their office oftransmitting information between human agents, chiefly through a study of humanspeech. In the first part of the book, Johansen focuses onHjelmslev's concept of the sign and the study of semiotic systems. In Part II, heundertakes a detailed explication of Peirce's concepts of the process ofsignification with the intention of inducing readers to think semiotics with Peirce.In the conclusion, Johansen analyzes a specific micro system from both Hjelmslevianand Peircean perspectives and summarizes the basic features of an intentionallyproduced semiotic.