V. Doğan Günay is a distinguished Professor Emeritus of Literature, Linguistics, and Semiotics. During his career, he has made valuable contributions to the academic environment at both national and international levels. He is the author of more than 20 books, including Semiotic Essays (2002), Language and Communication (2013), Introduction to Lexicology (2018), Discourse Analysis (2013), and Introduction to Culturology: Language, Culture and Beyond (2016), among others. He has also published a considerable amount of articles on semiotics, language and linguistics, literary criticism, and art.