The Mismatch of Modalities and Its Effects

Among the existing studies of modality,the researches into the mismatch of different modalities are few and far between in that they usually focus on the analysis of a single modal device utilized in a single modality.This paper is a tentative exploration into the mismatch of modalities.It is argued that different modalities are often used together in daily communication,which thus gives rise to various effects of expression.