Multimodal coherence research and its applications
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John A. Bateman
Abstract
Although it is nowadays a commonplace that communicative artefacts and communicative behaviours almost always employ a variety of ‘modes’ of information presentation, the issue of how such diverse contributions ‘cohere’ in order to fulfill common communicative purposes is still an area of open debate. This chapter presents a selective overview of the development and current state of the art in approaches to multimodal coherence, focusing particularly on work taking language as its starting point. Overviews and illustrations of the approaches are given as well as a summary of some major challenges to be addressed.
Abstract
Although it is nowadays a commonplace that communicative artefacts and communicative behaviours almost always employ a variety of ‘modes’ of information presentation, the issue of how such diverse contributions ‘cohere’ in order to fulfill common communicative purposes is still an area of open debate. This chapter presents a selective overview of the development and current state of the art in approaches to multimodal coherence, focusing particularly on work taking language as its starting point. Overviews and illustrations of the approaches are given as well as a summary of some major challenges to be addressed.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- Introduction 1
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Coherence and genre
- Explicit and implicit coherence relations in Dutch texts 23
- Contrastive relations, evaluation, and generic structure in science news 53
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The signalling of coherence relations
- The coding of discourse relations in English and German argumentative discourse 87
- Resolving connective ambiguity 121
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Coherence in multimodal discourse
- Multimodal coherence research and its applications 145
- Coherence in multimodal arts installations 179
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Developmental and educational perspectives
- “Why? Because I’m talking to you!” Parental input and cognitive complexity as determinants of children’s connective acquisition 209
- (Non-)signalling of coherence structures in English learner writing 243
- Signalling coherence in Austrian students‘ seminar papers: macro- and micro-structural cues 267
- Index 293
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgements vii
- Introduction 1
-
Coherence and genre
- Explicit and implicit coherence relations in Dutch texts 23
- Contrastive relations, evaluation, and generic structure in science news 53
-
The signalling of coherence relations
- The coding of discourse relations in English and German argumentative discourse 87
- Resolving connective ambiguity 121
-
Coherence in multimodal discourse
- Multimodal coherence research and its applications 145
- Coherence in multimodal arts installations 179
-
Developmental and educational perspectives
- “Why? Because I’m talking to you!” Parental input and cognitive complexity as determinants of children’s connective acquisition 209
- (Non-)signalling of coherence structures in English learner writing 243
- Signalling coherence in Austrian students‘ seminar papers: macro- and micro-structural cues 267
- Index 293
