This accessible introduction to multimodality illuminates the potential of multimodal research
for understanding the ways in which people communicate. Readers will become familiar …

This book develops a new framework for describing the structure of multimodal documents:
how language, image, layout and other modes of communication work together to convey …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how a visual perspective can be applied to
strategic communication research. First, the term visual communication will be examined …

While it is crystal clear that communication can draw on many semiotic resources, research
in the humanities has hitherto strongly focused on its verbal manifestations.“Multimodality” …

Audio description (AD) provides access to audiovisual materials for people with visual
impairments and blindness (BVI) and offers a richer and more detailed understanding and …

This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the expanding field of audio
description, the practice of rendering the visual elements of a multimodal product such as a …

The relationships between digital technologies and the realization of teaching and learning
activities have received increased attention in interdisciplinary research. Knowledge of the …

Since Plato's dialogue “Cratylus,” the question of meaning has always been at the center of
any theory of language and communication (Ogden and Richards 1923; Schiffer 1972) …

Audio description is increasingly used by museums to improve access to their collections by
visually impaired visitors. However, research in this field is still very limited. This paper aims …

Today's scientific texts are complex and multimodal. Due to new technology, the number of
images is increasing, as is their diversity and complexity. Interaction with complex texts and …