Preface

pp.：  1 – 5

Chapter I Language teaching and semiotics

pp.：  5 – 13

1.1 Language education in the twentieth century

pp.：  13 – 14

1. Introductory remarks

pp.：  13 – 13

1.2 Language acquisition

pp.：  14 – 26

1.3 Semiotics and language education

pp.：  26 – 34

1.4 Revisiting the SLT dilemma from a semiotic perspective

pp.：  34 – 47

Chapter II Conceptual structure

pp.：  47 – 54

2. Introductory remarks

pp.：  54 – 54

2.1 Concepts

pp.：  54 – 55

2.2 Surface structure

pp.：  55 – 70

2.3 Pedagogical considerations

pp.：  70 – 79

Chapter III Denotative concepts

pp.：  79 – 89

3.1 Denotation

pp.：  89 – 91

3. Introductory remarks

pp.：  89 – 89

3.2 Denotative discourse

pp.：  91 – 102

3.3 Pedagogical considerations

pp.：  102 – 113

Chapter IV Connotative concepts

pp.：  113 – 120

4. Introductory remarks

pp.：  120 – 120

4.1 Connotation

pp.：  120 – 121

4.2 Connotation in discourse

pp.：  121 – 131

4.3 Pedagogical considerations

pp.：  131 – 142

Chapter V Metaphorical concepts

pp.：  142 – 147

5. Introductory remarks

pp.：  147 – 147

5.1 Metaphor

pp.：  147 – 148

5.2 Metaphorical circuits

pp.：  148 – 163

5.3 Pedagogical considerations

pp.：  163 – 169

5.4 Concluding remarks

pp.：  169 – 178

Glossary of technical terms

pp.：  178 – 180

Works cited and general bibliography

pp.：  180 – 192

Index

pp.：  192 – 216

LastPages

pp.：  216 – 221