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2018
Volume 95, Issue 5
  • ISSN: 0360-9170
  • E-ISSN: 1943-2402

Abstract

Using multimodal perspectives, this article examines how the double-page spread layout of an informational book allows readers to make meaning, just as if they are navigating hypertexts.

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2018-05-01
2024-11-08
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