Multimodality

Multimodality's popularity as a semiotic approach has not yet resulted in a common voice. Its conceptual anchoring and empirical applications often remain localized and disparate, with ideas about a theory of multimodality being heterogeneous and uncoordinated. For the field to progress, it must achieve a more mature status of reflection, mutual support, and interaction regarding both past and future directions. The common thread across the disciplines reflected in this book is the shared goal of capturing the mechanisms of synergetic knowledge construction and transmission using diverse forms of expression, i.e., multimodality. The collection of chapters brought together in the book reflects both a diversity of disciplines and common interests and challenges, thereby establishing an excellent roadmap for the future. The contributions revisit and redefine theoretical concepts.