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From Semaphore and sign language to weather symbols and signals used by sports referees, we are surrounded by a bewildering array of non-verbal forms of communication. Some of them are easily understood, others require explanation. The Directory of Signs & Signals offers an informative guide to many of them, in an easy-reference pocket format, making them simple to learn and use. It includes: Distance communication: Semaphore, Morse code, and maritime signal flags; Personal communication: Braille, American Sign Language, British Sign Language, and emoticons; Survival: Ground-to-air signals, body signals, and trail signs; Sports: American football hand signals, soccer hand signals, and motor-racing flags; Miscellaneous: Trading signals and weather symbols.
Explains the meaning given by diverse cultures in various eras to animals, plants, patterns, man-made objects, and abstract forms.
This visual guide discusses the way signs and symbols are used by human societies as an integral and fundamental part of the way we communicate. Throughout history icons and symbols have been developed, interpreted and reproduced through art, mythology and religion; from cave paintings and aboriginal dreamtime to computer iconography and advertising. With a broad perspective, covering all continents, and spanning human history, the book brings together psychological, mythological, religious, literary, commercial, political and artistic insights to explore how these concepts can summarize or explain our common and diverse human experience.
Signs and symbols are a fundamental part of the way we communicate. This book explores the iconography and symbolism that connect them all, including cave paintings of the circle and the square, the signs of the zodiac and modern computer iconography. ,