Controversy over Language: Towards Pre-Qin Semiotics (original) (raw)

This special issue on Chinese Semiotics explores the historical evolution and conceptual frameworks surrounding semiotics, particularly in the Pre-Qin era. It critiques traditional historiography and raises critical questions about the discipline's open versus closed nature. By examining various theories, including those of Peirce and Eco, it argues for a flexible understanding of semiotics as an interdisciplinary discipline while addressing the complexities introduced by concepts of synchrony and diachrony.