How the Names of Chemical Elements Represent Knowledge
The names of chemical elements constitute a certain microcosm – a closed but rich sign system, particularly interesting as it has taken a lot of time for it to arrive at its current form. Its oldest lexical units had been known long before the very notion of chemical element was introduced in 1661 i...
Format: | Article |
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Language: | English |
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Polskie Towarzystwo Semiotyczne / The Polish Semiotic Society
2020-05-01
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Series: | Studia Semiotyczne |
Online Access: | http://studiasemiotyczne.pts.edu.pl/index.php/Studiasemiotyczne/article/view/173 |