Sign Systems Studies
Encyclopedia
Sign Systems Studies is internationally the oldest semiotics
periodical, initially published in Russian
, since 1998 in English. The journal was established by Juri Lotman (as Trudy po Znakovym Sistemam) in 1964. Since 1998 edited by Peeter Torop
, Mihhail Lotman
and Kalevi Kull
.
It is published by the semiotics department of Tartu University in Estonia
.
Semiotics
Semiotics, also called semiotic studies or semiology, is the study of signs and sign processes , indication, designation, likeness, analogy, metaphor, symbolism, signification, and communication...
periodical, initially published in Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, since 1998 in English. The journal was established by Juri Lotman (as Trudy po Znakovym Sistemam) in 1964. Since 1998 edited by Peeter Torop
Peeter Torop
Peeter Torop is an Estonian semiotician. Following Roman Jakobson, he expanded the scope of the semiotic study of translation to include intratextual, intertextual, and extratextual translation and stressing the productivity of the notion of translation in general semiotics...
, Mihhail Lotman
Mihhail Lotman
Mihhail Lotman is an Estonian literature researcher and politician, son of Yuri Lotman and Zara Mints.Mihhail Lotman's research fields include general semiotics and semiotics of culture as well as text theory and history of Russian literature. Lotman was a member of the board of Russian Cultural...
and Kalevi Kull
Kalevi Kull
Kalevi Kull is an eminent biosemiotics professor at the University of Tartu, Estonia.He was the president of the Estonian Naturalists' Society in 1991–1994.Ecologist Olevi Kull was his younger brother.-Publications:...
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It is published by the semiotics department of Tartu University in Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
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