"Words or Visuals: Which Speaks Louder?"

About the Author

Jennifer Heater is an undergraduate at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, MO. She is working towards her Bachelors in English with a Technical Writing concentration and is minoring in Communications. She anticipates graduating in Spring 2014 and then continuing her education seeking her Masters in Technical Communication. Although Jennifer is fairly new to the Technical Communication field, she is excited about her research and hopes to continue it throughout her Masters.

Contents

Introduction

Goals of Typology

Metafunctions

Tables

Conclusion

Works Cited

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