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Abstract
This article explores some junctions between literary semiotics and cognitive semantics with special focus on the cultural aspect of meaning and contextualized meaning construction. A cognitive model is introduced to account for cultural meaning and is related to the Greimasian concepts of figuration and configuration. A blending model is presented in regard to a more general discussion of contextualized meaning, and its literary usefulness is demonstrated in an analysis of a Proustian analogy.
About the author
Helle M Davidsen
Her research interests include semiotics, cognitive semantics, literary theory, and literary analysis. Her publications include Literature and Encyclopedia (in Danish, 2006).
Published Online: 2007-07-31
Published in Print: 2007-06-19
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