{"product_id":"the-semantics-of-media-9789401063838","title":"The Semantics of Media","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): J. Ross\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedia are objects with content and character that we describe using in- phrases: \u003cem\u003ein the story, in the picture, in the movie, in the\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003edream\u003c\/em\u003e... Like the propositional attitudes, these objects present a variety of hard problems for semantic and philosophical analysis. \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSemantics of Media\u003c\/em\u003e is an organized exploration of fundamental questions in the semantics of media. \u003cbr\u003e The first three chapters set out a straightforward model within the possible-worlds framework, and consider how it might account for a range of notions applying to media generally: implicit vs. explicit content, propositional vs. individual content, causal vs. intentional content and the idea of a single World of the Medium. \u003cbr\u003e The final three chapters examine ways of elaborating the model to cover a range of phenomena keyed to the functionality of particular forms of media. Chapter Four is a discussion of fiction and our apparent reference to fictional characters. Chapter Five deals with the phenomenon of viewpoint in pictorial media. Chapter Six is a study of interactions between users and characters of media centering on the puzzling case of \u003cem\u003eseeing in films\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Semantics of Media\u003c\/em\u003e will be of interest to specialists in the fields of linguistics, philosophy and communications.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45280580141207,"sku":"9789401063838","price":7345.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789401063838.webp?v=1769296719","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-semantics-of-media-9789401063838","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}