John A. Bateman
List of John Benjamins publications in which John A. Bateman is involved.
Journal
ISSN 0142-5471 | E‑ISSN 1569‑979X
2025 Multimodality writes back: Refining the contextual variable of “mode” in systemic functional linguistics Language, Context and Text 7:1, pp. 1–41 | Article
This paper critically engages with the treatment of “context” in SFL, particularly the contextual variable of mode, arguing that approaches to date have been hindered by focusing too narrowly on language. Although this might sound reasonable for a linguistic theory, the discussion here will… read more
2019 Information design and multimodality: New possibilities for engagement across theory and practice Information Design Journal 25:3, pp. 249–258 | Article
Despite a long association between information design and semiotics, connections remain limited in many respects. This contribution argues that one reason for this is the traditionally weak connection between semiotics and empirical methods. To counter this, a model of multimodal communication is… read more
2015 The establishment of interpretative expectations in film Multimodality and Cognitive Linguistics, Pinar Sanz, María Jesús (ed.), pp. 131–146 | Article
In this paper we show that some notions from the textual organisation of verbal texts appear also to give insights to the organisation of films. In particular, the beginnings of films are suggested to operate as indicators of those films’ ‘method of development’ and so serve to set up expectations… read more
2014 Multimodal coherence research and its applications The Pragmatics of Discourse Coherence: Theories and applications, Gruber, Helmut and Gisela Redeker (eds.), pp. 145–177 | Article
Although it is nowadays a commonplace that communicative artefacts and
communicative behaviours almost always employ a variety of ‘modes’ of information
presentation, the issue of how such diverse contributions ‘cohere’ in
order to fulfill common communicative purposes is still an area of open… read more
2013 Die Macht der Schrift: eine angewandte Designforschung. Andreas Koop Information Design Journal 20:3, pp. 290–293 | Review
2013 The establishment of interpretative expectations in film Multimodality and Cognitive Linguistics, Pinar Sanz, María Jesús (ed.), pp. 353–368 | Article
In this paper we show that some notions from the textual organisation of verbal texts appear also to give insights to the organisation of films. In particular, the beginnings of films are suggested to operate as indicators of those films’ ‘method of development’ and so serve to set up expectations… read more
2010 Chain and choice in filmic narrative: An analysis of multimodal narrative construction in The Fountain Narrative Revisited: Telling a story in the age of new media, Hoffmann, Christian R. (ed.), pp. 213–244 | Article
In this paper, we show how the intersection of chains of multimodal cohesive ties with choices of relations among sequences of filmic units provides a strong foundation for constructing filmic narrative. Until now bridging the gap between narrative concerns and fine-grained analysis of complex… read more
2009 Discourse across semiotic modes Discourse, of Course: An overview of research in discourse studies, Renkema, Jan (ed.), pp. 55–66 | Article
2006 Introduction to discourse studies by Jan Renkema Text features which enable cognitive strategies during text comprehension, Oostendorp, Herre van (ed.), pp. 91–94 | Review
2005 Review of Teich, Rothkegel & Laffling (2003): Cross-Linguistic Variation in System and Text: A methodology for the Investigation of Translations and Comparable Texts Contrast in Context, Aijmer, Karin, Hilde Hasselgård and Stig Johansson (eds.), pp. 165–170 | Review
2004 Multimodality and Empiricism: Preparing for a Corpus-based Approach to the Study of Multimodal Meaning-making Perspectives on Multimodality, Ventola, Eija, Cassily Charles and Martin Kaltenbacher (eds.), pp. 65–87 | Article
2003 A model of genre in document layout Information Design Journal 11:1, pp. 54–66 | Article
We present a framework for the describing the genres of illustrated documents, based on analysis at five levels: content structure, rhetorical structure, layout structure, navigation structure, and linguistic structure. We also include three sources of constraints under which a document might be… read more
2002 Describing and critiquing multimodal documents Document Design 3:2, pp. 140–155 | Article
1998 James R. Martin's English Text: System and Structure Functions of Language 5:2, pp. 213–247 | Review article
1998 Ruqaiya Hasan, Carmel Cloran and David Butt (eds.) Functional Descriptions: Theory in Practice Functions of Language 5:1, pp. 123–125 | To be specified
1996 Review of Paris (1993): User Modelling in Text Generation Functions of Language 3:1, pp. 138–143 | Review