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Multimodality

We use different theoretical approaches and methodologies to study the multimodality of human communication, that is, meaning made through the combined use of semiotic resources such as gesture, speech, face expression, body movement and proxemics, (still and moving) image, objects, sound and music, writing, colour, layout, and the built environment. We explore this through interdisciplinary collaboration in different areas and domains, including audio-visual translation, deaf/hearing interaction, digital environments, document design, embodiment and face-to-face interaction, educational contexts and language learning, health communication, intercultural communication, semiotics of place, and visual communication.

If you are interested in joining, please contact Elisabetta Adami at [email protected]

For reports on our activities, see our blog Multimodality At Leeds.

Follow our updates on Facebook at our MultimodalityLeeds page.

Follow us on Twitter at @mmodalityleeds.

Events

Disciplining Play-Multimodal Waste Pedagogies and the Making of Green Citizens - Prof. Crispin Thurlow

This event will be hybrid. If you cannot attend in person, please register here to receive a Teams link to...

Multimodality Talk. From Learner to Professional: Transpositioning, Multimodality, and Critical Interactional Competence

We are delighted to welcome you to the first Multimodality Talks seminar of the 2025/26 academic year. The details of...

Multimodality@2025: PGR Work-in-Progress Session

We warmly invite you to join Multimodality@2025: PGR Work-in-Progress Session. 🕚 Time: 11.00 a.m.– 1.00 p.m., Thursday, 23 October 📍...

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News

Language@Leeds Triennial Showcase: Call for Posters

All researchers and scholars working on language-related projects at the University of Leeds are invited to submit a poster (or...

MULTIMODALITY TALKS Series 2022-23 - First semester programme

MULTIMODALITY TALKS Series is a joint initiative for researchers across the world who are interested in multimodality. It aims to provide...

L@L at the Festival of Interdisciplinary Research

Some of Language@Leeds' activity was represented at the Festival of Interdisciplinary Research, under the Culture Theme. Taking place on 3...

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