Text Worlds
Representing Conceptual Space in Discourse
Paul Werth(Author)
Longman (Publisher)
Published on 29. July 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
408 pages
978-0-582-22914-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book analyses the context in which text and discourse are perceived. It examines how we make sense of complex sentences which we read and hear, and how we, as writers and speakers, put together sentences in order to express certain concepts. It discusses the existence of 'text worlds', mental constructs which we build up in the form of conceptual senarios.
Reviews / Votes
"'a significant contribution to text analysis and cognitive modelling...Text Worlds is a pivotal book'" Catherine Emmot, Language and LiteratureMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 217 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
448 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-582-22914-3 (9780582229143)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Cognitive linguistics and text linguistics; worlds, models, contexts; knowledge; common ground; reference and deixis; building a text world; sub-worlds; accommodation and revealed reference; linguistic perspectives on incrementation; narratological perspectives; layers; summary, claims and assessments.