Representing emotive meaning in visual images: A social semiotic approach

This study examines how emotive meaning is represented in visual images using the semiotic resources of facial expression, touch and body orientation. Complementing the cognitive metaphorical interpretation, the visually represented emotive behaviors are theorized as partial iconic representations o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Feng, D., O'Halloran, Kay
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier BV 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35200