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Presenting manuscript tables and diagrams to the Middle English reader
Authors: Peikola, Matti; Varila, Mari-Liisa
Publisher: JOHN BENJAMINS PUBLISHING CO
Publishing place: AMSTERDAM
Publication year: 2025
Journal: Journal of Historical Pragmatics
Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF HISTORICAL PRAGMATICS
Journal acronym: J HIST PRAGMAT
Volume: 26
Issue: 1
First page : 69
Last page: 99
Number of pages: 31
ISSN: 1566-5852
eISSN: 1569-9854
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/jhp.22004.pei
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1075/jhp.22004.pei
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/457769187
In this paper, we examine information-organising graphic devices such as tables and diagrams in Middle English manuscripts. Our focus is on text producers' metadiscourse describing these devices and instructing the reader in their use. We also pay attention to the visual and spatial relationship between the graphic device and the surrounding text. Our findings indicate that the metadiscourse associated with graphic devices serves similar functions to image captions (verbal cueing) in modern textbooks: identifying and describing the devices and instructing the reader in using them.
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Research for this article has been supported by the Research Council of Finland, grant number 340005.
