Introduction to Multimodal Analysis - Softcover

Ledin, Per; Machin, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1350069132 ISBN 13: 9781350069138

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2020

Synopsis

Introduction to Multimodal Analysis is a unique and accessible textbook that critically explains this ground-breaking approach to visual analysis.

Now thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition reflects the most recent developments in theory and shifts in communication, outlining the tools for analysis and providing a clear model that students can follow. Chapters on colour, typography, framing and composition contain fresh, contemporary examples, ranging from product packaging and website layouts to film adverts and public spaces, showing how design elements make up a visual language that is used to communicate with the viewer. The book also includes two new chapters on texture and diagrams, as well as a helpful image index so students can clearly understand how images and multimodal texts can be analysed from different perspectives.

Featuring chapter summaries, student activities and a companion website hosting all images in full colour, this new edition remains an essential guide for students studying multimodality within visual communication in linguistics, media and cultural studies, critical discourse analysis or journalism studies.

About this title

About the Authors

Per Ledin is Professor in Swedish at the Department of Culture and Education, Södertörn University, Sweden

David Machin is Professor of Media and Communication at Örebro University, Sweden.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350069132
• ISBN 13: 9781350069138
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256