Bloomsbury Semioticsoffers a state-of-the-art overview of the entire field of semiotics from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. With four volumes spanning theory, method and practice across the disciplines, this definitive reference work comprises: Volume 1: History and Semiosis Volume 2: Semiotics in the Natural and Technical Sciences Volume 3: Semiotics in the Arts and Social Sciences Volume 4: Semiotic Movements Uniting fragmented disciplines under the framework of semiotic theory, this set emphasizes and strengthens common bonds shared across intellectual cultures, and facilitates the discovery and recovery of meaning across fields. Providing comprehensive overviews of the history and status of semiotic inquiry across a diverse range of traditions and disciplines, chapters are written by leading international experts. Together, they highlight key contemporary developments and debates before casting a vision for future research priorities, identifying unanswered questions and fresh openings for participation. Providing the most comprehensive and united overview of the entire field for semioticians,Bloomsbury Semioticsenables anyone, from students to seasoned practitioners, to better understand and benefit from semiotic insight and how it relates to their own area of study or research.VOLUME 1: HISTORY AND SEMIOSIS, edited by Jamin PelkeyIntroduction,Jamin Pelkey1. Global Semiotics,Paul Cobley2. Pre-Modern Semiotics,Martin Svantner and Michal Karla3. Early-Modern Semiotics,Michal Karla and Tuuli Pern4. Pragmatist Semiotics,Winfried Nöth5. Post/Structuralist Semiotics,Massimo Leone6. Reality and Semiosis,Marc Champagne7. Evolution and Semiosis,Alexei Sharov and Kalevi Kull8. Consciousness and Semiosis,Jordan Zlatev and Piotr Konderak9. Iconicity and Semiosis,Göran Sonesson10. Opposition and Semiosis,Marcel Danesi11. Habit and Semiosis,Donna West12. Ideology and Semiosis,Susan Petrilli and Augusto Ponzio13. Classifying Signs,Priscila Borges14. Applying Signs,John Coletta and Didier Tsala EffaIndexVOLUME 2: SEMIOTICS IN THE NATURAL AND TECHNICAL SCIENCES, edited byJamin Pelkey andStéphanie Walsh MatthewsIntroduction,Stéphanie Walsh Matthews1. Semiotics in Mathematics and Logic,Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen and Frederik Stjernfelt2. Semiotics in General Biology,Kalevi Kull and Don Favareau3. Semiotics in Ecology and Environmental Studies,Timo Maran4. Semiotics in Ethology and Zoology,Morten Tonnessen5. Semiotics in Evolutionary Linguistics,Jamin Pelkey and Prisca Augustyn6. Semiotics in Health and Medicine,John Tredinnick-Rowe and Donald E. Stanley7. Semiotics in Psychiatry and Psychology,Norbert Andersch8. Semiotics in Neuroscience and Cognition,Kristian Tylén and Jijo Kandamkulathy9. Semiotics in Computing and Information Systems,Martin Irvine10. Semiotics in Economics and Finance,Todd Oakley11. Semiotics in Law and Jurisprudence,Clara Chapdelaine-Feliciati12. Semiotics in Architecture and Spatial Design,Gabriele Aroni13. Semiotics in Graphic Design,Steven Skaggs14. Semiotics in Marketing and Branding,Kristian Bankov and Dimitar TrendafilovIndexVOLUME 3: SEMIOTICS IN THE ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, edited byJamin Pelkey,Susan Petrilli and Sophia Melanson RicciardoneIntroduction,Susan Petrilli and Sophia Melanson Ricciardone1. Semiotics in Philosophy and Critical Theory,Vincent Colapietro2. Semiotics in Anthropology and Ethnography,Sally Ness and Steve Coleman3. Semiotics in History and Archaeology,Marek Tamm and Robert Preucel4. Semiotics in Theology and Religious Studies,Massimo Leone5. Semiotics in Ethics and Caring,Susan Petrilli6. Semiotics in Sociology and Political Science,Risto Heiskala and Peeter Selg7. Semiotics in Learning and Education,Andrew Stables and Alin Olteanu8. Semiotics in Picture and Image Studies,Sara Lenninger and Göran Sonesson9. Semiotics in Film and Video Studies,Piero Polidoro and Adriano D'Aloia10. Semiotics in Music and Musicology,William Dougherty and Esti Sheinberg11. Semiotics in Performance and Dance,Nikoleta Popa Blanariu12. Semiotics in Rhetoric and Poetics,Per Aage Brandt and Todd Oakely13. Semiotics in Literature and Narratology,Stéphanie Walsh Matthews and Paul Perron14. Semiotics in Structural Linguistics,Anne-Gaëlle Toutain and Ekaterina VelmezovaIndexVOLUME 4: SEMIOTICS MOVEMENTS, edited byJamin Pelkey andPaul CobleyIntroduction,Paul Cobley1. Communication Theory and Semiotics,Richard Lanigan2. Media/Culture Studies and Semiotics,Sophia Melanson Ricciardone and Marcel Danesi3. Digital Humanities and Semiotics,Alin Olteanu and Arianna Ciula4. Systems Theory and Semiotics,Ricardo Gudwin and João Queiroz5. Phenomenology and Semiotics,Peer F. Bundgaard6. Hermeneutics and Semiotics,Ronald C. Arnett and Susan Mancino7. Translation Studies and Semiotics,Evangelos Kourdis and Ritva Hartama-Heinonen8. Pragmatics and Semiotics,Per Aage Brandt9. Gesture Studies and Semiotics,Irene Mittelberg and Jennifer Hinnell10. Multimodality and Semiotics,David Machin and Ariel Chen11. Discourse Analysis and Semiotics,Kay O'Halloran and Sabine Tan12. Integrational Linguistics and Semiotics,Adrian Pablé13. Cognitive Linguistics and Semiotics,Jordan Zlatev and Möttönen Tapani14. Cognitive Science and Semiotics,Göran SonessonIndexJamin Pelkeyis Professor of Semiotics and Linguistic Anthropology, and Director of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Ryerson University, Canada.