Multimodal Discourse

Gunther Kress, Theo Van Leeuwen

ISBN 10: 0340608773 / ISBN 13: 9780340608777

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB, 2001

About this Item

Multimodal Discourse outlines a new theory of communication for the age of interactive media. Gunther Kress and Theo Van Leeuwen provide students with a wide-ranging analysis of the various communication styles and the ways by which text is now understood as the interaction of sound, music, vision, colour and language.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Multimodal Discourse
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340608773
• ISBN 13: 9780340608777
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Multimodal Discourse outlines a new theory of communication for the age of interactive media. Gunther Kress and Theo Van Leeuwen provide students with a wide-ranging analysis of the various communication styles and the ways by which text is now understood as the interaction of sound, music, vision, colour and language.

About the Authors

Gunther Rolf Kress MBE is Professor of Semiotics and Education in the Department of Culture, Communication and Media at IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK.

Theo Van Leeuwen is Professor of Language and Communication at the University of Southern Denmark, Emeritus Professor at the University of Technology, Sydney, and Honorary Professor at the University of New South Wales, Lancaster University and Cardiff University.