28374 - Structural and Generative Semiotics (1) (LM)

Academic Year 2008/2009

  • Docente: Francesco Marsciani
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: M-FIL/05
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Semiotics (cod. 0968)

Learning outcomes

The knowledge of the epistemological context of structural semiotics. A good comprehension of the generative implementation in the structural tradition.

Course contents

A first part of the course will be dedicated to the basic structural concepts. A second part will be consecreted to read some pages of Louis Hjelmslev. A third part will concern the introduction of the generative perspective in the semiotic theory.

Readings/Bibliography

Deleuze,G. 'Da cosa si riconosce lo strutturalismo' in Semiotica in nuce (a cura di Marrone, G. e Fabbri, P.), vol I, Meltemi, Roma 2000; Hjelmslev, L., I fondamenti della teoria del linguaggio, Einaudi, Torino 1968 o succ.; Greimas, A.J., Del senso 2, Bompiani, Milano 1985. The reading of Marsciani, F. e Zinna, A., Elementi di semiotica generativa, Esculapio, Bologna 1991 is suggested.

Teaching methods

Oral lessons.

Assessment methods

Oral test.

Teaching tools

Reading and discussing about texts and problems.

Links to further information

http://www.dav.unibo.it; www.marsciani.net

Office hours

See the website of Francesco Marsciani