Oral Poetics and Cognitive Science

Published by De Gruyter 2016

Oral Poetics and Cognitive Science

Edited by: Mihailo Antovic and Cristóbal Pagán Cánovas

Volume 56 in the series linguae & litterae

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110348538

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About this book

What can oral poetic traditions teach us about language and the human mind? Oral Poetics has produced insights relevant not only for the study of traditional poetry, but also for our general understanding of language and cognition: formulaic style as a product of rehearsed improvisation, the thematic structuring of traditional narratives, or the poetic use of features from everyday speech, among many others. The cognitive sciences have developed frameworks that are crucial for research on oral poetics, such as construction grammar or conversation analysis. The key for connecting the two disciplines is their common focus on usage and performance. This collection of papers explores how some of the latest research on language and cognition can contribute to advances in oral studies. At the same time, it shows how research on verbal art in its natural, oral medium can lead to new insights in semantics, pragmatics, or multimodal communication. The ultimate goal is to pave the way towards a Cognitive Oral Poetics, a new interdisciplinary field for the study or oral poetry as a window to the mind.

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Mihailo Antovic, Univ. of Niš, Serbia; Cristóbal Pagán Cánovas, Univ. of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Preface – Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	VII
Introduction: Oral Poetics and Cognitive Science Cristóbal Pagán Cánovas and Mihailo Antović Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Repetition in Homeric epic: Cognitive and linguistic perspectives Elizabeth Minchin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
From grammar in everyday conversation to special grammar in oral traditions: A case study of ring composition Raymond F. Person Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
Metaphor as ideology William Duffy and William Michael Short Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
Construction grammar and oral formulaic theory Cristóbal Pagán Cánovas and Mihailo Antović Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Frames and constructions for the study of oral poetics Hans C. Boas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
Particles as cues to structuring in Serbocroatian and early Greek epic Anna Bonifazi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
The priming act in Homeric epic Mark de Kreij Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
Orality, visualization, and the Historical Mind Sonja Zeman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars of literary theory, scholars of cognitive science
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 195
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 5
Keywords: Oral formulaic style; frames and constructions; multimodality and narrative structuring; conversation analysis

eBook

Published: August 22, 2016
ISBN: 9783110348538

Hardcover

Published: August 22, 2016
ISBN: 9783110348385