1st Edition
Construing Meaning Multimodal and Discursive Functional Perspectives
List of Contributors
Introduction. Construing Meaning in Textual and Multimodal Contexts: Beyond the Visual/Verbal Divide, by Ana Elina Martínez-Insua, Yolanda Fernández-Pena and Javier Pérez-Guerra
Part 1: Construing meaning through discourse and textual communication
Chapter 2: Individual Rewriting: Language Appropriation Intertwined with Creativity, by Luís Filipe Barbeiro and Célia Barbeiro
Chapter 3: Sequential Explanations in Natural Sciences Textbooks: Lexicogrammatical Resources and Pedagogical Strategies, by Luís Filipe Barbeiro, Fausto Caels, Carlos A. M. Gouveia and Marta F. Alexandre
Chapter 4: The Development of Scientific Writing in the Mid-Twentieth Century: The Second World War Years, 1930-1950, by David Banks
Part 2: Construing meaning through multimodal communication
Chapter 5: Enacting Interpersonal Engagement through Verbal and Non-Verbal Choices in Commencement Addresses Delivered by US Presidents, by Cristina Arizzi
Chapter 6: Broken Promises, Broken Hearts: A Visual Multimodal Discourse Analysis of Afghan Women, by Mary Ellen Toffle
Chapter 7: Stretching the Boundaries of Systemic Functional Linguistics: A Proposal for a Comprehensive Analysis of Tasty’s Social Media Posts, by Alessia Battista
Chapter 8: The Discourse of Platforms: Expanding the Borders of SFL and Multimodality, by Sandra Petroni
Chapter 9: The Use of SLS Video as a Resource for the Development of L1 Foundation Phase Literacy in isiXhosa: A Digital Multimodal Discourse Approach, by Sasha-Lee Schafli and Ian Siebörger
Chapter 10: Unpacking the Multimodal Features of Written Genres: A Case Study of Profile Articles in an English for Specific Purpose Course for the Media, by Balbina Moncada-Comas
Chapter 11: Developing Discipline-Specific Multiliteracies in EAP: A Multimodal Analysis of Linguistic and Paralinguistic Interpersonal Relations in Digital Academic Discourse, by Mersini Karagevrekis
Chapter 12: Building Teacher Communities through Online Q&A Sessions: The British Council Teaching English Facebook Page as a Case Study, by Rosita B. Maglie and Annarita Taronna
Chapter 13: Capturing the Multimodality of Evaluation in Online Video Film Reviews: Tools and Frameworks, by Anastasiia Piroh
Index
Biography
Ana Elina Martínez-Insua is Senior Lecturer at the Universidade de Vigo, Spain, where she forms part of the research team of the LVTC (Language Variation and Textual Categorisation) group.
Javier Pérez-Guerra is Professor of English Linguistics at the Universidade de Vigo, Spain, where he coordinates the LVTC (Language Variation and Textual Categorisation) group.
Yolanda Fernández-Pena is Senior Lecturer in the Department of English, French and German Studies at the Universidade de Vigo, Spain.
