本書(shū)以社會(huì)符號(hào)學(xué)理論為基礎(chǔ), 融合話語(yǔ)分析領(lǐng)域的研究成果, 系統(tǒng)闡述了多模態(tài)批評(píng)話語(yǔ)分析理論的演變過(guò)程, 介紹了相關(guān)概念和研究的方法; 以電視競(jìng)選廣告為研究語(yǔ)料, 全面分析了競(jìng)選廣告的多模態(tài)話語(yǔ)特征以及多種模態(tài)符號(hào)在意義構(gòu)建方面所發(fā)揮的互補(bǔ)和延伸作用; 從認(rèn)知語(yǔ)言學(xué)的角度分析西方競(jìng)選廣告在符號(hào)形式構(gòu)建和符號(hào)認(rèn)知兩方面所做的選擇, 揭示“意義潛勢(shì)”背后所隱藏的權(quán)利、意識(shí)和話語(yǔ)三者之間的內(nèi)在關(guān)系。
		
	
	Chapter Ⅰ Introduction
	1.1 Background of the Study
	1.2 Research Purpose
	1.3 Significance of the Research
	1.4 Statement of the Problems
	Chapter Ⅱ Review of Related Literature
	2.1 Social Semiotic Foundation
	2.2 Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
	2.3 From CDA to MCDA
	2.4 Modes Contributing to Meaning-making
	Chapter Ⅲ Televised Political Advertising
	3.1 Political Advertising
	3.2 American General Election Campaign Advertising
	Chapter Ⅳ Theoretical Framework
	4.1 Benoit's Functional Approach to Political Discourse
	4.2 Systemic-functional Grammar
	4.3 Visual Grammar
	4.4 Image-text Relations
	4.5 Research Paradigm of the Study
	Chapter Ⅴ Research Methodology
	5.1 Research Design
	5.2 Corpus of the Study
	5.3 Data Gathering Procedures
	5.4 Encoding and Decoding of Data
	5.5 Statistical Instrument
	Chapter Ⅵ Distribution of Verbal and Visual Modes
	6.1 Functional Distribution of Corpus
	6.2 Verbal Modes Analysis
	6.3 Visual Modes Analysis
	Chapter Ⅶ Meaning-making in Verbal-visual Interaction
	7.1 Meaning-making in Ideational Function
	7.2 Meaning-making in Interpersonal Function
	7.3 Meaning-making in Interactive Function
	7.4 Interaction Between Verbal and Visual Modes
	7.5 Extension on Interpersonal Meaning
	7.6 Ideology and Power in Visual-verbal Interactions
	Chapter Ⅷ Conclusion
	8.1 Contribution of the Study
	8.2 Recommendations
	References
	Appendices