Metaphoricity of Conventionalized Diegetic Images in Comics : A Study in Multimodal Cognitive Linguistics

Micha¿ Szawerna

ISBN 10: 3631675216 / ISBN 13: 9783631675212

Published by Peter Lang, 2017

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book offers a cognitive-semiotic approach to metaphoricity of visual representations in static visual narratives referred to as comics. It implements this approach in an exploration of conventionalized visual signs depicting diegetic situations, motion events, sound events, and diverse psychological experiences in such narratives. With his focus on the intersection of comics studies, conceptual metaphor theory, and Charles Sanders Peirce's theory of signs, the author analyzes a broad array of attested data retrieved from comics exemplifying various publication formats, generic conventions, and cultural traditions. His exploration situates the metaphoricity of the analyzed visual signs against the backdrop of their overall semiotic makeup and in relation to the metaphoricity of their linguistic counterparts.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Metaphoricity of Conventionalized Diegetic Images in Comics : A Study in Multimodal Cognitive Linguistics
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631675216
• ISBN 13: 9783631675212
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 153H x 31D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 153 millimeters height by 31 millimeters depth
• Weight: 740 grams

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Synopsis

This book offers a cognitive-semiotic approach to metaphoricity of visual representations in static visual narratives referred to as comics. It implements this approach in an exploration of conventionalized visual signs depicting diegetic situations, motion events, sound events, and diverse psychological experiences in such narratives. With his focus on the intersection of comics studies, conceptual metaphor theory, and Charles Sanders Peirce’s theory of signs, the author analyzes a broad array of attested data retrieved from comics exemplifying various publication formats, generic conventions, and cultural traditions. His exploration situates the metaphoricity of the analyzed visual signs against the backdrop of their overall semiotic makeup and in relation to the metaphoricity of their linguistic counterparts.

About the Author

Michał Szawerna is Assistant Professor at the Institute of English Studies, University of Wrocław. His research interests include visual signification, cognitive linguistics, and Peirce’s sign theory.