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Multimodality & Society is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Discourse Analysis in Language Studies, Language, Metaphor, and Cognition, Literacy, Media, and Education.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Multimodality & Society, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inDiscourse Analysis in Language Studies Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Literacy, Media, and Education Digital Storytelling and Education Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
ISSN2634-9795
Citation impact (2-yr)1
h-index11
i10-index15
Total citations566
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity College London
Journal websitejournals.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Multimodality & Society per year

37
2021
36
2022
32
2023
33
2024
20
2025

Citation impact of Multimodality & Society by publication year

175
2021
156
2022
146
2023
62
2024
14
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Multimodality & Society

A multimodal grammar of artificial intelligence: Measuring the gains and losses in generative AI

Bill Cope, Mary Kalantzis · 28 Dec 2023

This paper analyzes the scope of Artificial Intelligence (AI) from the perspective of a multimodal grammar. Its focal point is Generative AI, a technology that puts so-called Large Language Models to work. The first part of the paper analyzes Generative AI, based as it is on the statistical probability of one token (a word or…

Multimodality, where next?–Some meta-methodological considerations

John Bateman · 10 Feb 2022

In this position statement, I draw broadly on approaches and theories relevant to the phenomena of multimodality to propose some methodological directions for further cycles of development and application. Two apparently opposed goals are accepted and reconciled: on the one hand, increased attention needs to be paid to empirical studies and, on the other, highly…

Affect as a multimodal practice

Gustav Westberg · 1 Mar 2021

This paper sets out a framework for analyzing affect as a multimodal practice. The overall objective is to contribute to the theoretical development of how affect can be approached as an object of semiotic enquiry. The framework is based on the assumption that affect is semiotically materialized through discourse, and with the ambition of taking…

Where the touching is touched: The role of <i>haptic attentive unity</i> in the dialogue between maker and material

Lambros Malafouris, Maria-Danae Koukouti · 22 Jun 2022

This paper, drawing on research from the ‘HANDMADE - Understanding Creative Gesture in Pottery Making’ project (sponsored by the ERC), will attempt to show how a focus on the temporality of touch and the tactility of making can help us disambiguate the often discussed, but little understood, dialogue between maker and material. Our main thesis…

The semiotics of movement and mobility

Theo van Leeuwen · 1 Mar 2021

The paper presents a framework for the distinctive feature analysis of movement and mobility in texts, performances and semiotic artefacts, showing its applicability to the analysis of meaning-making in dance, music, animated and live action film and video, and product design. Emphasis is placed on the role of movement and mobility in identity design. Identity…

Multimodality & Society template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Multimodality & Society format?
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What reference style does Multimodality & Society use?
Multimodality & Society uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Multimodality & Society, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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Who publishes Multimodality & Society?
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