Overview

In recent years, the Cognitive Grammar account of language and mind has become an influential framework for the study of textual meaning and interpretation. This book is the first to bring together applications of Cognitive Grammar for a range of stylistic purposes, including the analysis of both literary and non-literary discourse. Demonstrating the diverse range of uses for Cognitive Grammar, chapters apply this framework to diverse text-types including poetry, narrative fiction, comics, press reports, political discourse and music, as well as exploring its potential for the teaching of language and literature in a range of contexts. Combining cutting-edge research in cognitive, critical and pedagogical stylistics, New Directions in Cognitive Grammar and Style showcases the latest developments in this field and offers new insights into our experiences of literary and non-literary texts by drawing on current understandings of language and cognition.

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Author:   Dr Marcello Giovanelli (Aston University, UK) ,  Dr Chloe Harrison (Coventry University, UK) ,  Dr Louise Nuttall (University of Nottingham, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:  

9781350196933

ISBN 10:   1350196932
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 June 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction, Marcello Giovanelli (Aston University, UK), Chloe Harrison (Aston University, UK) and Louise Nuttall (University of Huddersfield, UK) Part I: Cognitive Grammar in Literary Contexts 1. Re-Cognising Free Indirect Discourse, Peter Stockwell (University of Nottingham, UK) 2. The Dynamicity of Construal, Embodied Memory and (Mental) Time Travel in Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West, Ann Holm (Linnaeus University, Sweden) 3. Construal, Blending and Metaphoric Worlds in Francis Harvey’s ‘The Deaf Woman in the Glen’, Nigel Mcloughlin (University of Gloucestershire, UK) 4. Guilty Grammar: See-saw Perspective and Morality in a Poem by E.E. Cummings, Louise Nuttall (University of Huddersfield, UK) 5. Modelling Intentionality in Cognitive Grammar: Critical and Literary Applications, Matthew Voice (University of Sheffield, UK) 6. Subject and Object and The Nature of Reality’ in Are You My Mother?, Richard Finn (University of Sheffield, UK) Part II: Cognitive Grammar in Non-Literary and Applied Contexts 7. “28 Palestinians Die”: A Cognitive Grammar Analysis of Mystification in Press Coverage of State Violence on the Gaza Border, Chris Hart (Lancaster University, UK) 8. ‘Hmmm Yes, but Where’s the Beef?’ Cognitive Grammar and the Active Audience in Political Discourse, Sam Browse (Sheffield Hallam University, UK) 9. ‘All The Figures I Used to See’: Using Cognitive Grammar to Grapple With Rhythmic and Intertextual Meaning-making in Radiohead’s ‘Pyramid Song’, Clara Neary (University of Chester, UK) 10. Cognitive Grammar as a Tool for the Creation of Multimodal Texts, Alison Bown (independent scholar, UK) 11. From Theoretical to Pedagogical Grammar: The Challenges of Writing a Textbook on Cognitive Grammar, Marcello Giovanelli and Chloe Harrison (Aston University, UK) 12. Recontextualizing Cognitive Grammar for School Teaching, Ian Cushing (Brunel University, UK) 13. Towards a Concept-driven Pedagogy: A Model of Linguistic Knowledge, Sally Zacharias (University of Glasgow, UK) 14. Coda (Marcello Giovanelli (Aston University, UK), Chloe Harrison (Aston University, UK) and Louise Nuttall (University of Huddersfield, UK) Index

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This innovative collection showcases the most exciting current applications of cognitive grammar. Its benefits for both literary and non-literary stylistics are demonstrated throughout, with welcome attention to political and media texts, as well as multimodal discourse and pedagogy. The flexibility of the framework emerges clearly, along with its openness, in the hands of such expert researchers as are gathered together here, to bold advances and new directions. * Joe Bray, Professor of Language and Literature, The University of Sheffield, UK * This exciting collection demonstrates how literary linguistics, critical discourse analysis and educational linguistics profit from the application of concepts and methods from Cognitive Grammar. The papers provide a most welcome contribution to the burgeoning field of Cognitive Stylistics, proving, above all, the value of systematic and rigorous analysis of linguistic choices with a view to textual effects and language understanding in both literary and non-literary contexts. * Ralf Schneider, Chair of English Literature, RWTH Aachen University, Germany * This lively and wide-ranging collection demonstrates the capacity of cognitive grammar to throw light on the meanings of texts, both literary and non-literary, from the perspective of what may be happening in the reader's mind. Clearly written and well-illustrated, it will appeal to researchers and students alike. * Lesley Jeffries, Professor of English Language and Linguistics, University of Huddersfield, UK *

Author Information

Marcello Giovanelli is Senior Lecturer in English Language and Literature at Aston University, UK. Chloe Harrison is Lecturer in English Language and Literature at Aston University, UK. Louise Nuttall is Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Huddersfield, UK.

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