STUDIES OF LANGUAGE, STUDIES OF LITERATURE: A COGNITIVE RAPPROCHEMENT?
STUDIES OF LANGUAGE, STUDIES OF LITERATURE: A COGNITIVE RAPPROCHEMENT?
Author(s): Henryk KardelaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: author; reader; cognitive grammar; (inter)subjectification; virtuality of the fictional world; mind reading; Current Discourse Space;
Summary/Abstract: Set in the context of the (inter)subjectivity research pursued in the general paradigm of cognitive science, and in Ronald Langacker’s theory of cognitive grammar in particular, the paper discusses the merits of cognitive theory in literary studies. Assuming, as cognitive linguists do, that meaning emerges from discourse as a result of the speaker-hearer meaning negotiation process, we claim that the cognitive paradigm can open new vistas in literary research, allowing for a joint linguistic and literary textual analysis to be carried out.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 21
- Page Range: 205-215
- Page Count: 11
