This book presents a stylistic framework for analysing embodiment in
lyric texts. While the assumption that our minds are embodied
underlies most approaches in cognitive stylistics (and beyond), a
systematic account of the linguistic patterns through which the body
may be manifested in poetic expression has not yet been provided.
Aiming to fill this gap, the book focuses on contemporary lyric texts
that prominently engage the senses in depicting past experiences.
Drawing its tools mainly from Cognitive Grammar and research on
conceptual metaphors and iconicity, the book investigates how sensory
language gives rise to simulated embodied responses. In doing so, the
book views poetic expression as a complex interplay of modalities and
seeks to expand the concept of the lyric by incorporating digital
poetry, song lyrics, performance poetry and lyrical prose among its
case studies. The book furthermore brings in current cognitive
scientific research on the workings of memory to the analysis of
sensory memory, most centrally the psychological phenomenon of mental
time travel. It will be of interest to students and scholars working
on stylistics, literary studies, and multimodal and intermedial
studies.
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Language and Sensory Memory in Lyric Texts
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9783031782305
Publisert
2025
Utgiver
Springer Nature
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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