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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Semiotic modes"”.
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A Study on multimodal affordances and the interpretative perspectives of level 300 Media Studies Students
… with a plethora of texts that come with peculiar semiotic designs and unique affordances. This may suggest a potential textual shift with new requisite literacies in both public and academic domain. This study aimed to explore and describe the affordances of semiotic designs as ensembles and also …
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The social semiotic study of performance in a classical Hollywood film
Taking a social semiotic perspective, this thesis aims to develop methods of film segmentation, transcription and analysis which can be applied to the research of feature films, especially classical Hollywood films, through a comprehensive study of three scenes from the 1953 Hollywood film Roman …
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Navigating the digital landscape: teachers' digital repertoires in an under-resourced Cape Flats primary school
… and adapting a range of resources across various semiotic modes in the classroom space. This space is conceptualised in the study as a dynamic ecosystem where social, material and affective factors dovetail. It is also here where the digital repertoire emerges in situ, lying at the intersection …
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A multimodal analysis of the rhetorical devices used for meaning-making and humour in Saudi media cartoons
… The study analysed the ways visual and verbal modes interact, highlighting the multimodal manifestations of the rhetorical devices frequently employed to create meaning and humour in 202 English-language cartoons collected from the Saudi media. The five key findings relate to three areas of …