Complementarity of Image and Text in Political Cartoons: Three Case Studies
The article analyzes the complementarity of image and text in political cartoons taking into account the following parameters: Prior Text(s), Producer, Cartoon, and Viewer/ Reader. In the meaning-making process, the viewer/reader constantly alternates between image and text. The two modes of comm...
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doaj-bec52d044fa9437397325a718381af882020-11-24T23:38:04ZengInstitute of English StudiesAnglica. An International Journal of English Studies0860-57340860-57342018-10-01272143158Complementarity of Image and Text in Political Cartoons: Three Case Studies Dafina Genova0St. Cyril and St. Methodius University, Veliko TarnovoThe article analyzes the complementarity of image and text in political cartoons taking into account the following parameters: Prior Text(s), Producer, Cartoon, and Viewer/ Reader. In the meaning-making process, the viewer/reader constantly alternates between image and text. The two modes of communication can convey the same message(s), each of the modes can strengthen the meaning of the other; the two might have nothing in common, yet, when combined, will produce a meaningful message. Visual metaphors and metonymies play an important role in the construction of meaning in political cartoons. They are analyzed from the point of view of conceptual metaphor and metonymy theory and its application in multimodal communication. Humour in political cartoons is also briefly discussed.http://www.anglica.ia.uw.edu.pl/images/pdf/27-2-articles/Anglica-27-2-8-Genova.pdf |
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Complementarity of Image and Text in Political Cartoons: Three Case Studies |
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Anglica. An International Journal of English Studies |
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2018-10-01 |
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The article analyzes the complementarity of image and text in political cartoons taking
into account the following parameters: Prior Text(s), Producer, Cartoon, and Viewer/
Reader. In the meaning-making process, the viewer/reader constantly alternates between
image and text. The two modes of communication can convey the same message(s), each
of the modes can strengthen the meaning of the other; the two might have nothing in
common, yet, when combined, will produce a meaningful message. Visual metaphors and
metonymies play an important role in the construction of meaning in political cartoons.
They are analyzed from the point of view of conceptual metaphor and metonymy theory
and its application in multimodal communication. Humour in political cartoons is also
briefly discussed. |
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