This textbook for students of linguistics, media, and communication sciences presents a systematic approach for analyzing multimodal texts such as Websites, films, cartoons, and magazine layouts. The emphasis is on how combinations of words, images, and sounds make more meaning together than alone. No previous knowledge of linguistics or text analysis is required. Distributed in the U.S. by the David Brown Book Company. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)