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Book Title: Peirce Signs & Meaning
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Floyd Merrell
Publication Name: Peirce, Signs, and Meaning
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Publication Year: 1997
Series: Toronto Studies in Semiotics and Communication Ser.
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Number of Pages: 402 Pages
