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Exploring the promotional video of a Chilean Technology Transfer Office:
Building trust through attitudinal meaningsGermán Varas E.
Ph.D student in LinguisticsPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Research supported by
CONICYT - National Fund for Scientific and Technological DevelopmentFONDECYT 1170133: The discourse of innovation: Socio-discursive practices in the stages of innovation projects
Ph.D. Thesis:Building value in the Technology Transfer discourse: Appraising in the context of innovation
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1. What is ‘technology transfer’?2. Our approach to ‘trust’ from linguistics3. Questions4. Methodology: toolkit for analysis5. Results6. General conclusions
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Technology transfer
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(Theoretical/Basic/Applied) research
developed by universities
Technology Transfer Office
(TTO)
Venture capitalsPublic organizationsPrivate companies
Innovative technology (product or
service)
Society
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From a sociological point of view, “Technology Transfer is an activity of economic production that requires high levels of cooperation and interdependence among its participants”
(Pina-Stranger & Lazega, 2011)
…and cooperation implies “trust” among stakeholders (Robbins, 2016)
… organizations (like TTO) use different strategies to show “trustworthiness”
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Then… how to analyze trust(worthiness)?
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• different approaches to “trust” – most of them using surveys to obtain workers and managers’ perception on trust and good leadership.• surveys include questions related to ability, benevolence, integrity
(Mayer, Davis & Schoorman, 1995)
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However• no systematic description of language patterns that allow creating
trustworthiness, e.g. in accounts, press releases or promotional videos• no description of how different modes of expression (visuals and verbal
language) work together to create “trust(worthiness)”, specially in promotional videos, which corresponds to one of the most versatil platforms to share content through social media
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meaning-making process
attitudinally builtconstruct
different semiotic resources (van Leeuwen, 1996)
axiological alignment (Hunston & Thompson, 2000)
eminently evaluative (Martin & White, 2005)
Our approach to ‘trust’ from linguistics
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Attitudinal meanings
trust
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semantic stratum
JUDGEMENT Social Esteem [how normal/capable/resolute sb is]Social Sanction[how ethical/trustful sb is]
APPRECIATIONReaction [how I react to sth]Composition [how I perceive sth]Value [how I value sth]
AFFECTHow feelings are expressed
Martin & White, 2005
“We are really gladto work with our researchers…”
visual realizations
lexico-grammar stratum
visual stratum
verbal realizations
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Question and objetive
• How is ‘trust’ bimodally (verbally and visually) built through attitudinal meanings in the promotional video of the Technology Transfer Video of UC?
• [Explore the meaning potential of semiotic resources and] characterize how ‘trust’ is bimodally built through attitudinal meanings in the promotional video of the Technology Transfer Office of UC
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Method: a basic toolkit for bimodal analysis
• Description of participants (who’s depicted in the image)
• Description of the visual structures (narratives / symbolic) (Kress et al. 1996)
• Identification of participants and processes’ evocation
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• Identification of lexico-grammatical realizations of evaluative attitudinal meanings (Martin & White, 2005)
• Identification of valued entities [UC/TTO]
• Transcription and translation into English of the video description.
• Segmentation of images into shots (Iedema, 2001), using GiphyCapture. (minimal visual unit of analysis)
• Association between participants/processes and Attitudinal meanings
• Identification of patterns of evaluation in both modes and along the text [logogeneticallyand iconogenetically]
Preparing data Processing oral data Processing visual data Looking for patterns
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Results: Oral mode [emphasis on patterns related to JUDGEMENT attitudinal meanings]
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There is a couple of meanings expressing how resolute (Social Esteem: tenacity) theTTO is towards innovation.
It’s worth noting that it is interesting how a tenacity meaning (realized through sure)allows projecting an ethical meaning:
we are sure that // we will improve the quality of life of people
Mapping Social Esteem [how capable and resolute sb is]
The UC is a ‘determined’ organization
[UC] we have taken a firm and decisivestep towards innovation…
[UC] we are sure that…
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Mapping Social Sanction meanings [how trustful and ethical sb is]
Meanings related to Social sanction: integrity are usually realized by verbal groups([TTO] impact, [TTO]contributing, [TTO]transferring, [UC]serves, [UC]improve).
Another common strategy to express ethical meanings is through adverbial clausesof purpose:
[TTO] in order to positively impact on people[TTO] with the aim of contributing to society[TTO] in order to improve the life quality of people
Purpose is also presented as a grammatical metaphor as in [UC] our goal is tosupport researchers (…).
OTT/UC want to helpOTT/UC has a purpose
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Results: Visual mode [emphasis on patterns related to JUDGEMENT attitudinal meanings]
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Social Esteem: capacity
UC can do science
TTO has the knowledge for transference
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Social Sanction: integrity
TTO is concerned about ‘equality’
Social Sanction: integrity meanings can be spread all over the text
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Data-driven set of 9 visual indicators for reconstructing the “trust” construct in the promotional video of a TTO
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Final considerations
• This study has tried to show how ‘trust’ is developed through verbal and visual language• ‘Trust’ is a multisemiotic process in which there is a tendency to
exploit attitudinal meanings, especially through JUDGEMENT type of evaluations, i.e. Social Esteem: tenacity/capacity and Social Sanction: integrity• The powerful potential of images to evoke meaning allows to propose
labels for (re)constructing the ‘trust’ concept• This investigation may provide other researchers with a basic toolkit
to understand how ‘trust(worthiness)’ is visually realized in companies’ promotional videos
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Exploring the promotional video of a Chilean Technology Transfer Office: Building trust through attitudinal meaningsGermán Varas E.Student - Ph.D in LinguisticsPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Research supported by
CONICYT - National Fund for Scientific and Technological DevelopmentFONDECYT 1170133: The discourse of innovation: Socio-discursive practices in the stages of innovation projects
Ph.D Thesis:Building value in the Technology Transfer discourse: Appraising in the context of innovation
Thank you for your attention
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Backing slides
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Appreciation: valuationà state-of-the-art equipment
Social Sanction: integrity
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26Social Sanction: “integrity 2”Social Sanction: “integrity 1” bimodal attitudinal coupling
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Other examples: The case of FishExtend, the organic film to extend fish’s properties
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Other examples: The case of the anti-seismic technology for wineries
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Technology Transfer Office Agents
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how special sb ishow capable sb ishow resolute sb is
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MODEL FOR STUDYING ATTITUDINAL MEANINGS(Martin & White, 2005)
JUDGEMENT AFFECTAPRECIATION
Social Esteem Social Sanction
how trustful sb ishow ethical sb is
how we react to sthwhat is our perception regarding sthhow we describe the value of sth
how confident sb ishow satisfied sb ishow happy sb iswhat desires are wished
lucky, eccentriccompetent, productivebrave, perseverant
honest, crediblesensitive, respectful
honest, crediblesensitive, respectful
confident, comfortablepleased, impressedcheerful, lovelong for, yearn for
emotionsaestheticsethics
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Social Sanction: veracitySocial Esteem: capacity Social Sanction: integrity