Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
4. Information Forms (hierarchy name)
5. information forms (objects)
6. document genres
7. [documents by form]
8. partial documents

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication
4. Information Forms
5. information forms
6. document genres
7. documents by form
8. comics

Anotations

Scope note:

Enclosed white spaces issuing from the mouths of cartoon or photographic characters in comics, generally used to express dialogue or thoughts but also a variety of signs and symbols, such as punctuation, to express emotions. Speech is indicated by a solid line, arrow, or tapered cone linking the balloon to the speaking character, while thought is indicated by a series of bubbles linking the balloon to the thinking character.