Geometrical diagrams as representation and communication : a functional analytic framework

Although diagrams are considered part and parcel of mathematics, mainstream mathematicians exhibit prejudice against the use of diagrams in public. Adopting a multimodality social semiotics approach, I consider diagrams as a semiotic mode of representation and communication which enable us to constr...

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Main Author: Alshwaikh, Jehad
Published: University College London (University of London) 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.534795