3. Paralinguistic organizers
Consultation of a digital document is influenced by the presentation devices used. While the content of the document plays a direct part in the construction of meaning, the presentation devices have a major influence on the construction of the mental representation that the reader constructs of what is "said by the document". These devices thus play a part in the rhetoric of electronic writing, with different functions.
3.1 Definition
Presentation devices, whether graphic or temporal, constitute a set of "paralinguistic" organizers, as opposed to purely textual equivalents. Paralinguistic organizers (henceforth "POs") are the set of generally non-textual devices used to structure information by highlighting it (emphasis vs. indentation). These include space...
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