Linguistics

What is Transtextuality? Understanding The Meaning of the Words We Read

April 22, 2013 by Lesley Lanir Leave a Comment

Transtextuality concepts, from metatextuality to hypotextuality, are confusing to some. Image by Decoded Science

Transtextuality, the interaction between words, reader, text, and page. What’s the difference between metatextuality and architextuality in intertextuality?

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Roland Barthes: “From Work to Text” Explained

April 17, 2013 by Lesley Lanir Leave a Comment

Passive consumption or active reading. Image - Marcus Quigmire.

Are you passively consuming the written word, or do you read actively? Roland Barthes theorized the differences in these linguistic approaches.

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Deaf Team at Gallaudet University Create New iPad Storybook App

March 4, 2013 by Lesley Lanir 1 Comment

The Baobab Sentence Preview. Image by Gallaudet University

An all-deaf team at Gallaudet University has created a sign-language storybook app for the iPad. The goal? To improve language acquisition for hearing-impaired kids.

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Intertextuality – All Texts are Part of a Matrix of Utterances

February 25, 2013 by Lesley Lanir Leave a Comment

According to the theory of intertextuality, existing texts influence authors of new written texts, making all writings part of a wider matrix of utterances.

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Charles Sanders Peirce: Symbolic, Iconic, and Indexical Signs

December 29, 2012 by Lesley Lanir Leave a Comment

Iconic paintings have meaning as well as aesthetic value. Image by Lesley Lanir

Charles Sanders Peirce developed three sign modes in his triadic model of the sign: Symbolic, Iconic, and Indexical Signs.

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What is Transtextuality? Understanding The Meaning of the Words We Read

Roland Barthes: “From Work to Text” Explained

Deaf Team at Gallaudet University Create New iPad Storybook App

Intertextuality – All Texts are Part of a Matrix of Utterances

Charles Sanders Peirce: Symbolic, Iconic, and Indexical Signs

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