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This is used to explore the field’s multimodal nature and to offer detailed descriptions of three of its key semiotic resources – language, image, and mathematics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo complement the book’s SFL underpinnings, Doran draws on the sociological framework of Legitimation Code Theory, which provides tools for understanding the principles of how knowledge is developed and valued. 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