ABSTRACT
This article discusses multimodal metaphors in a corpus of video advertisements. It aims at discussing how these metaphors create a discourse of seduction by making computer technical issues easier to end-user. These metaphors constitute a complex system: in addition to verbal, there are several other language modes such as gestures, dressing, gaze and position; all encapsulated in the video image. Results seem to indicate that such metaphors characterise products of a particular brand of computers as superior in quality and ease of operation.
Key-words:
Multimodality; Video Advertisements; Metaphor; Modes of Language
