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Claude Zilberberg

1938 – 2018

French semiotician and linguist

Linguist Semiotician
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About Claude Zilberberg

Lived 1938 – 2018 (aged 80). Claude Zilberberg was a French linguist and semiotician, known for Semiotics.

Claude Zilberberg (26 May 1938 – 12 October 2018), Docteur d'État, was a semiotician, former co-director of the Paris Intersemiotic Seminar.

Work For more than 20 years, Claude Zilberberg analysed the effects of applying tensive modelling (which he introduced, with Jacques Fontanille) as an overlay onto the foundation of Greimasian semiotic theory.

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Semiotics

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Claude Zilberberg?

French semiotician and linguist

When was Claude Zilberberg born?

Claude Zilberberg was born on 26 May 1938 in Paris.

When did Claude Zilberberg die?

Claude Zilberberg died on 12 October 2018 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés.

What was Claude Zilberberg's occupation?

Claude Zilberberg was a linguist and semiotician.

What was Claude Zilberberg known for?

Claude Zilberberg was known for Semiotics.

What nationality was Claude Zilberberg?

Claude Zilberberg was French.

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· Wikipedia: Claude Zilberberg

· Wikidata: Q5129084

· DBpedia: Claude Zilberberg

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