Some experimental techniques in the study of horizontal and vertical aspects of event and narrative construal
Some experimental techniques in the study of horizontal and vertical aspects of event and narrative construal

Author(s): Janusz Badio
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: construal; event; story; narrative; experiment; horizontal; vertical
Summary/Abstract: The present article discusses examples of experimental techniques of studying events within narratives. The theoretical basis is Cognitive Linguistics, and cognitive psychology. The terms horizontal and vertical with regard to event and narrative construal, though somewhat arbitrary, provide a framework for the discussion of the many possibilities that exist in the experimental study of this topic. The theoretical considerations that are foundational for the article are discussed in sections one and two, followed by section three on techniques in the study of a single event, and section four that deals with events as they form the whole story coherence.

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