The sign is a gesture produced with the intention of communicating, that is, in order to transmit one's representation or inner state to another being. (Umberto Eco)

The sign is a gesture produced with the intention of communicating, that is, in order to transmit one's representation or inner state to another being.

Umberto Eco

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