Language level 4: Graphology

Question 1

what is meant by the term ‘layout’

Answer 1

• the physical organisation of a text

Question 2

what is an iconic sign

Answer 2

• a sign/ image that is a direct picture of the thing it represents

Question 3

what i a symbolic sign

Answer 3

• a sign/ image where an associated meaning is drawn from some shared degree of knowledge

Question 4

what is a typographical feature

Answer 4

• a feature related to the use of fonts in texts

Question 5

what is a multimodal text

Answer 5

• a text that relies on the interplay of different codes e.g. visual and written to help shape meaning