Semiotics in East and West Germany and Austria
pp. 177-227
in: Thomas Sebeok, Jean Umiker-Sebeok (eds), The semiotic sphere, Berlin, Springer, 1986Abstract
More than is usually done in present practice, we should distinguish between the history of semiotics as a scientific discipline, and the tradition of reflecting on sign concepts, sign use, or sign constitution, in a given country or culture.