Display cases, catalogues and clock faces: Multimodal social semiotic analysis of information graphics in civil engineering

Display cases, catalogues and clock faces: Multimodal social semiotic analysis of information graphics in civil engineering

This paper investigates the social semiotic practices surrounding use of information graphics within the specialized discourse of Civil Engineering. It combines the theoretical considerations of multimodal social semiotics and New Literacy Studies, which offers a conceptualisation of meaning-making...

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Main Author: Zach Simpson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos 2019-05-01
Series:Ibérica
Subjects:
multimodal social semiotics
information graphics
engineering education
social practices
New Literacy Studies
Online Access:http://www.aelfe.org/documents/37_06_IBERICA.pdf

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http://www.aelfe.org/documents/37_06_IBERICA.pdf

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