Memory, Identity and Cognition: Explorations in Culture and Communication
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Beschreibung
The book analyses a variety of topics and current issues in linguistics and literary studies, focusing especially on such aspects as memory, identity and cognition. Firstly, it discusses the notion of memory and the idea of reimagining, as well as coming to terms with the past. Secondly, it studies the relationship between perception, cognition and language use. It then investigates a variety of practices of language users, language learners and translators, such as the use of borrowings from hip-hop and slang. The book is intended for researchers in the fields of linguistics and literary studies, lecturers teaching undergraduate and master’s students on courses in language and literature.
The book analyses a variety of topics and current issues in linguistics and literary studies, focusing especially on such aspects as memory, identity and cognition. Firstly, it discusses the notion of memory and the idea of reimagining, as well as coming to terms with the past. Secondly, it studies the relationship between perception, cognition and language use. It then investigates a variety of practices of language users, language learners and translators, such as the use of borrowings from hip-hop and slang. The book is intended for researchers in the fields of linguistics and literary studies, lecturers teaching undergraduate and master’s students on courses in language and literature.
Focuses on the notion of memory, shedding light on the idea of reimagining and coming to terms with the past Studies the relationship between cognition, perception, and language use Offers examples of concrete practices of language users, learners and translators, including the use of borrowings from hip-hop and slang
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Jacek Mianowski
Themen in »Memory, Identity and Cognition: Explorations in Culture and Communication«
Memory Cognition Identity Borrowings Metaphor and Metonymy The past in songs The past in movies Memorizing in literature The past in literature