PARALINGUAL ELEMENTS AS BUILDING BLOCKS OF CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH-LANGUAGE MULTIMODAL TEXTS
Keywords:
mode, multimodal text semiotic resources, text modelAbstract
In this article an analysis is given of modern English multimodal texts based on their elements embodying form and meaning. This study was conducted on the basis of a typology of nonverbal graphic means which was proposed by the author in previous investigations, and which were divided into several groups that are closely related to one another in multimodal texts. These devices include the segmentation of text and other graphic effects; font and color; non-pictorial and non-photographic paratextual elements; iconic language elements (images); and other non-verbal means. Based on this classification, some of the most common models of modern English multimodal texts have been created. Attention has been given to the specifics of monomodal texts. The analysis of English multimodal texts demonstrates that during the course of their production, their producers utilize at least two different modes. The number of different combinability variants is not fixed, and depends on various factors. One of the most common multimodal text entities can be considered as a combination of verbal text (with specific font and colour traits as intermediary 'capsules' through which they form, acting as separate modes) and at least one other additional mode of an illustrative nature, such as a photograph or illustration.
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