• DocumentCode
    3613278
  • Title

    Efficiently Connecting Textual and Visual Information in Operating Instructions

  • Author

    Tenbrink, Thora ; Maas, Annika

  • Author_Institution
    School of Linguistics and English Language, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom
  • Volume
    58
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    346
  • Lastpage
    366
  • Abstract
    Research problem: Most technical documents rely on a combination of text and visuals to communicate their messages. To achieve the desired effect of improved processing and comprehension of operating instructions, the text must guide readers in a clear way to the relevant visual information in order to avoid ambiguity and misinterpretation, and to ensure that the reader optimally benefits from the available information.
  • Keywords
    Bibliographies; Context; Manuals; Pragmatics; Visualization; Washing machines; Consumer information; household appliances; instruction guides; user manuals; visual information;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPC.2016.2517451
  • Filename
    7393885