Perspectives on Multimodality (Document Design Companion Series)

This volume sign posts several paths of multimodality research and theory-building today. The chapters represent a cross-section of current perspectives on multimodal discourse with a special focus on theoretical and methodological issues (mode hierarchies, modelling semiotic resources as multiple semiotic systems, multimodal corpus annotation). In addition, it discusses a wide range of applications for multimodal description in fields like mathematics, entertainment, education, museum design, medicine and translation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158811595X
• ISBN13: 9781588115959
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.3"