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There are many different ways of looking at diagrams. Here, however, we consider them in relation to human communication. In particular, we draw upon some concepts taken from semiotics and linguistics, with a view to showing how a semiotically based approach can help to make more explicit the way in which diagrams contribute to the interpersonal communication process which is known as discourse.
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Connolly, J.H. (2000). Diagrams as Components of Multimedia Discourse: A Semiotic Approach. In: Anderson, M., Cheng, P., Haarslev, V. (eds) Theory and Application of Diagrams. Diagrams 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 1889. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44590-0_41
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