Language and World Creation in Poems and Other TextsRoutledge, 2014 M09 25 - 288 pages Language and World Creation in Poems and Other Texts introduces an interdisciplinary and practical approach to the analysis of poetry which focuses on text worlds, namely the contexts, scenarios or types of reality that readers construct in their interaction with the language of texts. The book demonstrates in detail three ways of approaching poetic text worlds, namely as discourse situations, possible worlds, and mental constructs. Clear and detailed introductions to linguistic theories of definiteness and deixis, possible world theory and schema theory are included, making the book accessible to readers who are unfamiliar with these frameworks. |
Contents
Deixis and context creation | |
Possibleworld theory fiction and literature | |
Possibleworld theory and the analysis of poetic text worlds | |
Schema theory and literature | |
Schema theory and the analysis of poetic text worlds | |
Metaphor schema refreshment and text worlds | |
Suggestions for further analysis | |
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accessibility relations activation actual domain actual world addressee analysis apply argue baby baby’s background knowledge birth chapter cognitive compatibility comprehension construction context conventional Cook’s culture dawn definite article definite reference deictic expressions deixis described deviation different types discourse situation discussed Doležel effect elements emotional associations entities evoked example experience fact fictional universe fictional worlds goal hand highlighted includes instantiated interaction interpretation involved Lakoff and Turner language Leech linguistic literary texts logical Maitre memory metaphorical connections modal MOPs Morning Song notion noun phrase novel Ortony particular Pavel person Pillowed Head Plath’s poem poem’s poetic text worlds poetry possible possible-world possible-world theory postmodernist potential processing pronoun properties readers reality relationship relevant result Roger McGough role Rumelhart Ryan Ryan’s scene Schank and Abelson schema refreshment schema theory schemata script similar specific stanza STEPHEN HUGH story structure Sylvia Plath target domain typology uniquely identifiable utterance Wodwo world projected