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Abstract
Caricatures, like other visual forms, integrate both verbal and nonverbal modes to give the viewer a full understanding of a certain idea. The major aims of this study are to investigate the most used verbal and nonverbal modes in the selected American newspaper caricatures and show how far they integrate together to deliver the message. The data of the study consist of thirteen American caricatures regarding coronavirus pandemic from March to May 2020. The current study adopts two models for analysis: Halliday and Matthiessen’s (2014) theory of Systemic Functional Grammar and Kress and Van Leeuwen’s (2006) theory of Visual Grammar. For verbal modes, it is found that the most frequent modes are topical theme, positive declarative mood, and relational process. As for nonverbal modes, the most frequent technique in narrative process is action technique. The most frequent technique in conceptual process is symbolic technique. In image act, the most used technique is demand image. In social distance, the most used relation is far personal relation. Regarding the angle, the most frequent types are eye level and oblique angles. The most frequent techniques of information value are left and right, and center and margin. It is also found that both verbal and nonverbal modes cannot be separated as they complement and substitute each other in delivering the message. The caricaturists use both written language and body movement to enrich the message and deliver the intended meaning to the viewer.