Visual narrative: the interplay between mode and generic structures

Authors

  • Carminda Silvestre Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
  • Madalena Gonçalves Instituto Politécnico de Leiria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2010.1.6882

Keywords:

Generic structure, mode, semiotic resources

Abstract

This article aims at exploring the genre, visual narrative, from the register variable –mode – to show how the generic structures of the genre are determined by the use and constituency of semiotic resources chosen by the text producer, in order to accomplish his text.

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Author Biographies

Carminda Silvestre, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria

Professora do Instituto Politécnico de Leiria.

Madalena Gonçalves, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria

Professora do Instituto Politécnico de Leiria.

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Silvestre, C., & Gonçalves, M. (2010). Visual narrative: the interplay between mode and generic structures. Revista FAMECOS, 17(1), 74–82. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2010.1.6882

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Representation and Production of Meaning

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