Paul Perron
List of John Benjamins publications in which Paul Perron is involved.
Book series
ISSN 0922-5072
Titles
Paris School Semiotics: Volume I: Theory
Edited by Paul Perron and Frank Collins
It has often been claimed that the aim of semiotics is to establish a general theory of systems of signification. However, as Jean-Claude Coquet notes in a recent collection of essays, what distinguishes one school of semiotics from another is the initial definition given of sign. If, for certain… read more[Semiotic Crossroads, 2] 1989. xxviii, 257 pp.
Paris School Semiotics: Volume II: Practice
Edited by Paul Perron and Frank Collins
It has often been claimed that the aim of semiotics is to establish a general theory of systems of signification. However, as Jean-Claude Coquet notes in a recent collection of essays, what distinguishes one school of semiotics from another is the initial definition given of sign. If, for certain… read more[Semiotic Crossroads, 3] 1989. xv, 225 pp.
Maupassant: the Semiotics of Text: Practical Exercises
Algirdas Julien Greimas
Translated by Paul Perron Maupassant's short story, “Two Friends”, is examined in order to test methodological tools and to hone them for their application in the analysis of narrative discourse, starting from the oral tale (Propp) and ending with the written tale instituted as literary genre.… read more[Semiotic Crossroads, 1] 1988. xxxiv, 258 pp.