List of Figures xvi
 
List of Tables xix
 
Acknowledgments xxi
 
About the Companion Website xxiii
 
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
 
1.0 Introduction to the Book 3
 
1.1 Brief Introduction to Multimodal Discourse Analysis 19
 
Chapter 2 Background 25
 
2.0 Philosophical and Theoretical Background 27
 
2.1 Development of Scollon's Philosophical Thought 50
 
Chapter 3 Systematically Working with Multimodal Data Phase I 61
 
3.0 Phase I: Data Collection 63
 
3.1 Systematically Working with Small Data Sets/Data Pieces: Phase I Data Collection 86
 
3.2 Systematically Working with Medium-Sized Data Sets: Phase I Data Collection 93
 
3.3 Systematically Working with Large Data Sets: Phase I Data Collection 106
 
Chapter 4 Systematically Working with Multimodal Data Phase II 117
 
4.0 Phase II: Delineating the Data 119
 
4.1 Systematically Working with Small Data Sets/Data Pieces: Phase II Delineating the Data 129
 
4.2 Systematically Working with Medium-Sized Data Sets: Phase II Delineating the Data 137
 
4.3 Systematically Working with Large Data Sets: Phase II Delineating the Data 148
 
Chapter 5 Systematically Working with Multimodal Data: Phase III 159
 
5.0 Phase III: Selecting Data Pieces for Micro Analysis 161
 
5.1 Systematically Working with Small Data Sets/Data Pieces: Phase III Selecting Data Pieces for Micro Analysis 170
 
5.2 Systematically Working with Medium-Sized Data Sets: Phase III Selecting Data Pieces for Micro Analysis 178
 
5.3 Systematically Working with Large Data Sets: Phase III Selecting Data Pieces for Micro Analysis 187
 
Chapter 6 Systematically Working with Multimodal Data Phase IV 197
 
6 Phase IV: Transcribing Data Using Multimodal Transcription Conventions 199
 
Chapter 7 Systematically Working with Multimodal Data Phase V 233
 
7 Phase V: Using Analytical Tools 235
 
Chapter 8 Systematically Working with Multimodal Data: Guides for Instructors 267
 
8 A Quick Guide for Instructors 269
 
References 277
 
Index 296