Are poetic similes cognitively constrained? A case of Malay poetic similes
This study examines the application of Cognitive Constraint Theory (CCT) to Malay poetic similes. Based on this theory, poetic structures like simile, zeugma and synaesthesia are in fact, governed by certain cognitive principles. These principles or "cognitive constraints", as they are bet...
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| description | This study examines the application of Cognitive Constraint Theory (CCT) to Malay poetic similes. Based on this theory, poetic structures like simile, zeugma and synaesthesia are in fact, governed by certain cognitive principles. These principles or "cognitive constraints", as they are better known within this approach, ensure the interpretability of the poetic structures on the part of the reader. In this study, a corpus of 587 Malay similes from twentieth century poems were analysed using the methodological framework introduced by Yeshayahu Shen, the proponent of CCT. The study showed that while Cognitive Constraint Theory works at a high level of generality, a more detailed analysis considers the effects of culture, history and specific linguistic choices. |
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| spelling | upm-407332015-10-08T05:42:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40733/ Are poetic similes cognitively constrained? A case of Malay poetic similes Mohd Kasim, Zalina This study examines the application of Cognitive Constraint Theory (CCT) to Malay poetic similes. Based on this theory, poetic structures like simile, zeugma and synaesthesia are in fact, governed by certain cognitive principles. These principles or "cognitive constraints", as they are better known within this approach, ensure the interpretability of the poetic structures on the part of the reader. In this study, a corpus of 587 Malay similes from twentieth century poems were analysed using the methodological framework introduced by Yeshayahu Shen, the proponent of CCT. The study showed that while Cognitive Constraint Theory works at a high level of generality, a more detailed analysis considers the effects of culture, history and specific linguistic choices. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2013-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40733/1/07%20Page%2087-102%20%28JSSH-0908-2013%29.pdf Mohd Kasim, Zalina (2013) Are poetic similes cognitively constrained? A case of Malay poetic similes. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 21 (spec. Nov.). pp. 87-102. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2021%20%28S%29%20Nov.%202013/07%20Page%2087-102%20%28JSSH-0908-2013%29.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Mohd Kasim, Zalina Are poetic similes cognitively constrained? A case of Malay poetic similes |
| title | Are poetic similes cognitively constrained? A case of Malay poetic similes |
| title_full | Are poetic similes cognitively constrained? A case of Malay poetic similes |
| title_fullStr | Are poetic similes cognitively constrained? A case of Malay poetic similes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are poetic similes cognitively constrained? A case of Malay poetic similes |
| title_short | Are poetic similes cognitively constrained? A case of Malay poetic similes |
| title_sort | are poetic similes cognitively constrained? a case of malay poetic similes |
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