Overview

This volume presents an overview of new developments and applications of social semiotic theory. Pioneered by M.A.K. Halliday, social semiotic theory sees meaning as created through the interaction of texts (including writing, images, sound and space) within a given context. Divided into five sections, the contributors use social semiotic theory to analyse a range of contexts, including the classroom, the museum and cinema. The case studies show the range and scope of this method of analysis, and include: the school curriculum; literacy; print media; online resources; film; and advertising.   Multimodal Semiotics will be of interest to academics researching social semiotic theory, systemic functional linguistics and applied linguistics.

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Author:   Len Unsworth
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780826499462

ISBN 10:   0826499465
Pages:   270
Publication Date:   07 November 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Contents Introduction 1. Multimodal semiotic analyses and education, Len Unsworth (University of New England, Australia) Part I: Semiotics and 3D Space 2. Analysing space, Louise Ravelli (University of New South Wales, Australia) 3. The discursive construction of social space, Theo Van Leeuwen (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia) 4. Interpersonal meaning in 3D space: How a Bonding icon gets its 'charge', Maree Stenglin (University of Sydney, Australia) 5. The interplay of discourse, place and space in pedagogic relations, Pauline Jones (University of Wollongong, Australia) Part II: Semiotics in Film 6. Cohesive harmony in filmic text, Chiaoi Tseng (University of Bremen, Germany) 7. Metafunctional analyses of sound in film communication, Betty Pun (University of New South Wales, Australia) Part III: Semiotics in News and Public Media 8. Intermodal relations in image nuclear news stories, Helen Caple (University of Sydney, Australia) 9. Online newspapers and TESOL classrooms: A multimodal perspective, John Knox (Macquarie University, Australia) 10. Symbolic constructions in global public visuals: A Pedagogic Framework for Critical Visual Literacy, Jan Connelly (University of New England, Armidale, Australia) Part IV: Semiotics in School Curricula 11. Literacy across the school subjects: A multimodal approach, Kristina Love (University of Melbourne, Australia) 12. Time visuals in history text books: some pedagogic issues (Beverly Derewianka (University of Wollongong, Australia) and Caroline Coffin (The Open University, UK) 13. Multimodal representation of educational meanings in Montessori pedagogy, Susan Feez (University of New England, Australia) 14. Children's website structure and navigation, Emilia Djonov (Macquarie University, Australia) 15. Metaphor in art education products, Ulla Oksanen (University of Helsinki, Finland)

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Our research in linguistics is currently facing a challenge of developing effective tools for analysing ever varying modes of communication in our global societies. Multimodal Semiotics further enhances the traditional systemic-functional ways of studying discourses in contexts. It shows how we can pursue full accounts of meaning-making by taking into consideration the new ways that recent technologies enable us to combine resources and modes of communication in three dimensional social spaces, in film, in discourses of news and public media and in educational contexts. The articles in this volume are inspiring and thought-provoking for all readers interested in enhancing their knowledge in the interrelatedness of linguistics, multimodality and semiotics. The book offers a highly recommendable reading experience. - Professor Eija Ventola, Department of English, University of Helsinki, Finland. Briefly reviewed in the Year's work in English Studies journal, vol 89, No. 1 'A collection of essays that extends the application of systematic functional principles to semiotics systems other than language with an added underlying concern for pedagogical issues'

Our research in linguistics is currently facing a challenge of developing effective tools for analysing ever varying modes of communication in our global societies. Multimodal Semiotics further enhances the traditional systemic-functional ways of studying discourses in contexts. It shows how we can pursue full accounts of meaning-making by taking into consideration the new ways that recent technologies enable us to combine resources and modes of communication in three dimensional social spaces, in film, in discourses of news and public media and in educational contexts. The articles in this volume are inspiring and thought-provoking for all readers interested in enhancing their knowledge in the interrelatedness of linguistics, multimodality and semiotics. The book offers a highly recommendable reading experience. - Professor Eija Ventola, Department of English, University of Helsinki, Finland. Briefly reviewed in the Year's work in English Studies journal, vol 89, No. 1 'A collection of essays that extends the application of systematic functional principles to semiotics systems other than language with an added underlying concern for pedagogical issues'

Our research in linguistics is currently facing a challenge of developing effective tools for analysing ever varying modes of communication in our global societies. Multimodal Semiotics further enhances the traditional systemic-functional ways of studying discourses in contexts. It shows how we can pursue full accounts of meaning-making by taking into consideration the new ways that recent technologies enable us to combine resources and modes of communication in three dimensional social spaces, in film, in discourses of news and public media and in educational contexts. The articles in this volume are inspiring and thought-provoking for all readers interested in enhancing their knowledge in the interrelatedness of linguistics, multimodality and semiotics. The book offers a highly recommendable reading experience. - Professor Eija Ventola, Department of English, University of Helsinki, Finland.

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Len Unsworth is Professor in English and Literacies Education at the University of New England in Armidale, Australia.

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