A semiotic attempt to corral creativity via generativity

Semiotica

Volumn 127, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 481-495

  Salthe, S N ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 60949727844     PISSN: 00371998     EISSN: 16133692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/semi.1999.127.1-4.481     Document Type: Article

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