Publication

2017 - Benjamins Publishing Company, John

Language

English

Word Count

41,000 words, Guess

Page Count

164 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCP165.C63 2017

Description

This book proposes an extension of Cognitive Grammar (Langacker 1987, 1991, 2008) towards a cognitive discourse grammar, through the unique environment that literary stylistic application offers. Drawing upon contemporary research in cognitive stylistics (Text World Theory, deixis and mind-modelling, amongst others), the volume scales up central Cognitive Grammar concepts (such as construal, grounding, the reference point model and action chains) in order to explore the attenuation of experience - and how it is simulated - in literary reading. In particular, it considers a range of contemporary texts by Neil Gaiman, Jennifer Egan, Jonathan Safran Foer, Ian McEwan and Paul Auster. This application builds upon previous work that adopts Cognitive Grammar for literary analysis and provides the first extended account of Cognitive Grammar in contemporary fiction.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Cognitive Grammar in Contemporary FictionBenjamins Publishing Company, John2017-01-01

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