A Comparative Multimodal Stylistics Analysis of Selected Newspapers Cartoons

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ID22264697
AutoresEbenezer Deji Ogunrinde (0000-0002-7724-2898, Federal University Oye Ekiti, autor de correspondencia), Adegboye Kehinde Oladunni (Federal University Oye Ekiti)
Año2024
Volumen27
Número1
Páginas26-44
Fecha de publicación2024-04-30
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Current Research in the Humanities (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2773-837X • E-ISSN: 2773-837X
EditorialAfrican Journals Online (AJOL) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4314/ijcrh.v27i1.2
OpenAlexW4396572863
IdiomaEN
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This study focuses on the comparative multimodal stylistic analysis of selected newspapers cartoons. A comparative study of newspapers cartoon juxtaposes two or more newspaper cartoon brands. Multimodality entails the mode(s) employed in a cartoon to portray meaning. The data for the study comprises ten cartoons selected through the purposive random sampling technique between 2020 and 2021 from The Punch, The Nation and The Guardian newspapers respectively. Data were analysed using Halliday’s meta-function of language in his Systemic Functional Grammar. It was discovered that framing, salience and linking layout are handy analytical tools in carrying out a multimodal analysis; each brand communicates its thoughts in a unique way with salient similarities and it was discovered that newspaper cartoons also lament the current tragic occurrence in society. This study concludes that visual mode is the lifeblood of a newspaper cartoon while the verbal mode only complements cartoon but cannot stand alone as a newspaper cartoon

Art · Linguistics · Literature · Media studies · Newspaper · Sociology · Stylistics · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy · Translation Studies and Practices