On 'semiotics' as naming the doctrine of signs

Semiotica

Volumn 158, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-33

  Deely, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b Semiotic Society of America   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1515/SEM.2006.001     Document Type: Article

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