2024/10/17 by Janina Wildfeuer · 1 voice
Social Sciences · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Digital Games and Media #Cinema and Media Studies #Media Studies and Communication
paper · doi:10.1075/pbns.348.02wil
Abstract This contribution adds a multimodal perspective to the notions of medium and mediality in the context of media linguistics and critically reflects upon their conceptualisations as ‘technical infrastructures’ and/or ‘socially constituted semiotic procedures’. By critically assessing the different understandings of medium in media linguistics and multimodality research, it will point out advantages and disadvantages of each concept. In a second step, the definitions will be applied to practical examples of current media artifacts, i.e., a graphic novel and a digital learning environment. The application will demonstrate the need for a clear distinction between various levels of description for both semiotic modes as well as media.