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I specialize in semiotics, which is how things make meaning. I work across the curriculum (e.g., the arts, literature, etc.) with the idea that meaning-making systems share similar structures which are significant for how information gets presented.
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Answered a Question in Emily Dickinson
It's difficult to think of any two poems that could be further apart than the self-effacing "I'm Nobody" and the celebration of self in "Song of Myself." One is brief, the other lengthy. The voice... -
Answered a Question in Literature
In 1851, a Women's Rights conference was held in Akron. One person attending was Sojourner Truth, an older African American woman who had been emancipated from slavery. At the meeting, several men... -
Answered a Question in Arts
By definition, no art pursuit is easy. If art were easy, then it would not be important in our society. Think about it this way: no one thinks that tying one's shoelaces is anything special because... -
Answered a Question in Reference
The difficult fact is that those who are in love are typically likely to choose marriage without considering the odds of success and it is challenging to talk reality with people who have stars in... -
Answered a Question in Social Sciences
Register is a part of sociolinguistics, which is the study of the way in which we use language in a social context. MAK Halliday (whose linguistic theory is discussed in the link below) developed...
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