Language as the visual: Exploring the intersection of linguistic and visual language in manga
In manga studies, a distinction is made between linguistic text (language) and visual language. However, because linguistic text is mediated by visual structures, there is a a tendency to assume that it is a secondary element. I would argue, however, that examination of both languages might give a b...
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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
2011-03-01
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| description | In manga studies, a distinction is made between linguistic text (language) and visual language. However, because linguistic text is mediated by visual structures, there is a a tendency to assume that it is a secondary element. I would argue, however, that examination of both languages might give a better idea of how manga functions, and start that process here by looking at two manga text types: handwritten lines, thoughts and authorial comments. Visually differentiated from other texts, and more common in series for girls (shōjo-manga), I compare them with Ōtsuka's (1994) highly-visual monologues from 1970s/1980s shōjo-manga, and demonstrate similarities to Takeuchi's (2005) mediator and spectator characters, and argue that these texts offer a sense of closeness to authors while also visually-coding data in terms of relevance. While non-essential secondary text, their visual-encoding offers a space of dynamic interpretation, with readerships able to ignore or read them as per their needs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ac703a3ecb848f785c2913935d1d9da2022-12-22T01:22:11ZengKatholieke Universiteit LeuvenImage & Narrative1780-678X2011-03-01121167188Language as the visual: Exploring the intersection of linguistic and visual language in mangaGiancarla Unser-SchutzIn manga studies, a distinction is made between linguistic text (language) and visual language. However, because linguistic text is mediated by visual structures, there is a a tendency to assume that it is a secondary element. I would argue, however, that examination of both languages might give a better idea of how manga functions, and start that process here by looking at two manga text types: handwritten lines, thoughts and authorial comments. Visually differentiated from other texts, and more common in series for girls (shōjo-manga), I compare them with Ōtsuka's (1994) highly-visual monologues from 1970s/1980s shōjo-manga, and demonstrate similarities to Takeuchi's (2005) mediator and spectator characters, and argue that these texts offer a sense of closeness to authors while also visually-coding data in terms of relevance. While non-essential secondary text, their visual-encoding offers a space of dynamic interpretation, with readerships able to ignore or read them as per their needs.http://www.imageandnarrative.be/index.php/imagenarrative/article/view/131mangalinguisticsvisual languageshōjo |
| spellingShingle | Giancarla Unser-Schutz Language as the visual: Exploring the intersection of linguistic and visual language in manga Image & Narrative manga linguistics visual language shōjo |
| title | Language as the visual: Exploring the intersection of linguistic and visual language in manga |
| title_full | Language as the visual: Exploring the intersection of linguistic and visual language in manga |
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| title_short | Language as the visual: Exploring the intersection of linguistic and visual language in manga |
| title_sort | language as the visual exploring the intersection of linguistic and visual language in manga |
| topic | manga linguistics visual language shōjo |
| url | http://www.imageandnarrative.be/index.php/imagenarrative/article/view/131 |
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