You can learn to speak Italian in no time--capisci? It's time to say arrivederci to your fears of learning a new language. With this easy-to-follow guide, you'll have no problema speaking and underst
An Anthropology of Puzzles argues that the human brain is a "puzzling organ" which allows humans to literally solve their own problems of existence through puzzle format. Noting the presence of puzzle
Media semiotics is a valuable method of focusing on the hidden meanings within media texts. This new edition brings Understanding Media Semiotics fully up to date and is written for students of the m
Media semiotics is a valuable method of focusing on the hidden meanings within media texts. This new edition brings Understanding Media Semiotics fully up to date and is written for students of the m
Designed for both classroom use and as a text for self-teaching language learners, this book consists of 30 work units, an extensive Italian-English and English-Italian vocabulary list, idioms, and d
Danesi presents this first volume of the Language Intersections series discussing the interdisciplinary overlap of linguistics with mathematics. The book consists of five basic chapters, the first giv
The image of restless, apathetic, mopish, awkward teenagers who listen to loud, screeching music when they are not on the phone, and who insist on dressing, wearing their hair, and behaving exactly
Extreme Brain Workout is a series of puzzles designed to engage the core parts of your brain that are responsible for verbal ability, logical thinking and even your IQ. Each group of puzzles progresse
What's more romantic than two people embracing, looking into each other's eyes, and then kissing each other? But how should we make sense of this iconic act? How and when did it become a vital sign of
Popular Culture: Introductory Perspectives explores human desire for meaning and the ways that popular culture embodies meaning. In this text, Marcel Danesi delves into social structures that have led
Solve history’s greatest puzzles with this classic collection of brain teasers from The Best Brain Teasers of All Time.The best brain teasers are those that have challenged and captivated the attentio
This book deals with one the most interesting aspects of human life—the search for meaning. It discusses how the science of semiotics is equipped to provide insight on what meaning is and how we produ
This book examines the use of cryptography in both real and fictional crimes—a topic that is rarely broached. It discusses famous crimes, such as that of the Zodiac Killer, that revolve around cryptic
What's more romantic than two people embracing, looking into each other's eyes, and then kissing each other? But how should we make sense of this iconic act? How and when did it become a vital sign of
This book uses an interdisciplinary approach, integrating frameworks from sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology and emerging strands of research on language and new media, to demonstrate the re
Many students of English as a second language are daunted by the complexities of English grammar and its terminology. This user-friendly book was written especially for them. The emphasis here is on p
Basing his work on interviews carried out with 200 teens (from Toronto, Boston, San Francisco, Vancouver, San Diego, Milwaukee, New York, Montreal, and Miami) and writing for the general public, Danes
Con Fantasia: Reviewing and Expanding Functional Italian Skills, 4e, allows readers to use their prior knowledge of Italian as a basis for expansion and practice of more complex linguistic and cultura
By laying bare the misguided tenets that have brought about, and continue to promote, a 'forever young' mentality, Marcel Danesi demonstrates that the 'teen-aging' of culture has come about because it
This book will introduce the field of forensic semiotics as a tool for understanding crime and criminality. It will focus on how symbolism, ritual, and other sign-based activities play a crucial role
"Humans are the only animals who create and solve puzzles -- for the sheer pleasure of it -- and there is no obvious genetic reason why we would do this. Marcel Danesi explores the psychology of puzz
Danesi (anthropology, U. of Toronto) has written extensively on semiotics and mathematics shares insights he gained designing and teaching for eight years an experimental mathematics course for math p
Semiotics, Media Studies and Communication Studies are three closely interlinked fields. Briefly stated, Semiotics, the science of signs, looks at how humans search for and construct meaning; Communic
Build up your Italian grammar skills and communicate with easeThe only way to boost your confidence in a second language is to practice, practice, practice. From the present tense of regular verbs to
Build up your Italian grammar skills and communicate with easeThe only way to boost your confidence in a second language is to practice, practice, practice. From the present tense of regular verbs to
The serial killer has become an obsession ever since Jack the Ripper became a media sensation, embedding a new and horrifying type of murderer into our cultural consciousness – one who kills darkly an
Barron's newly revised Italian language workbook make an excellent textbook supplement for high school and college-level courses. Quizzes and exercises focus on verbs and their correct usage in Italia
Perhaps the oldest and most intriguing conundrum of all is the question: What is the mind? In the last decade an interdisciplinary approach, known as cognitive science, has emerged to study the mind w
