Ivasyshyn M. Multimodality of English comics: lingual and extralingual aspects.

The thesis is focused on the phenomenon of multimodality in English comics as a visual-graphic text. The phenomenon of multimodality is viewed from a linguistic perspective, the levels and constituents of the phenomenon under study being identified as well as a semiotic system of comics being investigated. Alternatively, the thesis implies a comprehensive analysis dealing with semantic features of both verbal and visual constituents of comics under consideration. The thesis ensures the insight into the origin and further development of comics as a literary genre, where considerable attention is paid to the genre categories of war and a superhero. As a multimodal text, English comics are considered as a complex semiotic system which implies a combination of communication modalities aimed at delivering the message from different narrative formats. The diversity of narrative scope promotes the communication agreement and text integrity. All the constituents of English comics are manifested in the “author – reader” multimodal communication channel.