10Layout space
In this use case chapter, we apply the framework set out in this book to the analysis of page layout. Discussing printed pages from a multimodal perspective, Baldry and Thibault (2006: 57) observe that “in modern society the page is an important textual unit”, which has evolved over time to support a number of communicative tasks across different media. They suggest that these tasks have become increasingly diverse following technological advances, which is reflected in everyday terms such as “index pages, glossy pages, financial pages, yellow pages, teletext pages and [...]web pages” (Baldry and Thibault 2006: 58). While this list certainly illustrates the wide range of communicative situations that involve page-like organisations, ...
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