Noticeably known as detective movies, Sherlock Holmes firmly weaved with the developing
British private enterprise in the early 1800s through mystery he must solve. Therefore, the …

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How do we read stories? How do they engage our minds and create meaning? Are they a
mental construct, a linguistic one or a cultural one? What is the difference between real …

Key Terms in Stylistics is a substantial, timely and much-needed contribution to the rapidly
developing field of stylistics, Charting the development of stylistics from its inception to the …

Provides a clear introduction to the key terms and frameworks in cognitive poetics and
stylisticsHow do texts create meaning? How do we arrive at our textual interpretations? Why …

A curious aspect of late modern religion is the emergence of fiction-based religions, such as
Jediism, based on George Lucas' Star Wars saga, and Tolkien spirituality, based on JRR …

В аналитическом обзоре рассматриваются концептуальный аппарат и ключевые
проблемы когнитивного литературоведения–нового направления, основанного на …

This article draws on a range of models from language studies, particularly from linguistic
pragmatics, in order to elucidate patterns in the production and reception of irony in its social …

Sherlock Holmes remains more popular than ever some 130 years after the detective first
appeared in print. These days, the iconic character's staying power is due in large part to the …

Stylisticians were among the first to draw on the insights emerging from cognitive science in
order to explore literary works. Recent years have witnessed a wider diffusion of the …