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

Academic Year 2012/2013

  • 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)

    Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Visual Arts (cod. 0977)

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 F. De Saussure and his basic structural concepts. A second part will be consacreted to read some pages of Louis Hjelmslev. A third part will concern the introduction of the generative perspective in the semiotic theory.

Readings/Bibliography

Marsciani, F. & Zinna, A., Elementi di semiotica generativa, Bologna, Esculapio 1991.
Marsciani, F., Ricerche semiotiche I: Il tema trascendetale, Bologna, Esculapio 2012.
Hjelmslev, L., I fondamenti della teoria del linguaggio, Einaudi, Torino 1968.
Greimas, A.J., from Del Senso, Milano, Bompiani 1974: chapters "Sul senso", "Considerazioni sul linguaggio", "La struttura semantica", "Interazioni delle costrizioni semiotiche", "Elementi per una grammatica narrativa"; from Del senso 2, Bompiani, Milano 1985: chapters "Un problema di semiotica narrativa: gli oggetti di valore", "Gli attanti, gli attori e le figure", "Per una teoria delle modalità" e "Della modalizzazione dell'essere".

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; http://www.marsciani.net

Office hours

See the website of Francesco Marsciani