The Reader’s Mind Beyond the Text – The Science of Cognitive Narratology

• Authors: Gabriela Tucan
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper argues that narrative functions as a valuable resource for thought and also for developing human cognition and mental work. More specifically, the paper outlines an approach to studying narratives as basic cognitive tools for thinking, and thus my contribution will continue to explore several cognitive processes that allow readers to comprehend narrative texts.

Keywords

EN

cognitive narratology; cognitive processes; mental representation; post-classical narratology; possible world theory

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Romanian Journal of English Studies
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 302-311

Dates

published

2013-03-01

online

2013-02-22

Contributors

author

Gabriela Tucan

• West University of Timişoara

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/rjes-2013-0029