Warning Signs by Professor Marcel Danesi PAPERBACK 9781350178304

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Warning Signs\nby Professor Marcel Danesi\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Professor Marcel Danesi\nTitle: Warning Signs\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Semiotics / semiology\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\nPublication year: 2022\nISBN-13: 9781350178304\nISBN-10: 1350178306\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nWarning signs are all around us. In ancient Egypt, tombs were lavishly adorned with signs and symbols warning of the dire consequences that would befall any robbers and thieves. And yet these signs were often read as provocations and challenges. Why was this? And how could we more effectively communicate dangers from our world, such as toxic waste, to future civiliza.