Chemical formalisms: toward a semiotic typology

• Published in: Semiotica Vol. 2024; no. 259; pp. 31 - 59
• Main Authors: Yu, Zhigang, Doran, Yaegan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 25.09.2024
• Subjects: chemical formalisms; field; functional semiotic typology; structure; systemic functional linguistics

Chemistry is a highly technical field that relies heavily on a range of symbolic and imagic formalisms. These formalisms conceptualize specific chemical knowledge into semiotic resources that are rarely used elsewhere in most other academic fields or contexts. To develop an understanding of semiosis...