Extending the Expressive Power of Language: Tables, Graphs, and Diagrams

<jats:p> Tables, graphs, and diagrams extend the expressive powers of language by exploiting the Euclidean possibilities that a system of writing suggests to the visually creative. Because the elements of graphic displays do not form a compatible natural set, because their value and visual elements are so decisively disparate, they are unlikely candidates for unitary theoretical description. </jats:p>