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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 21-40 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Journal of Literary Semantics |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2005 |
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Logic, reality and mind style in Alan Bennett’s The Lady in the Van. / McIntyre, Daniel.
In: Journal of Literary Semantics, Vol. 34, No. 1, 01.03.2005, p. 21-40.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Logic, reality and mind style in Alan Bennett’s The Lady in the Van
AU - McIntyre, Daniel
PY - 2005/3/1
Y1 - 2005/3/1
N2 - Work on mind style (Fowler 1977) has suggested that unusual world views may be indicated in fiction via such elements as deviant grammatical constructions, graphological deviation and the use of certain conceptual metaphors. In this article I suggest that a further way in which a deviant mind style can be indicated is through the abnormal use of inductive logic. I also propose that the sociological notion of paradigms of reality (Harris 1984) may be employed in the analysis of mind style to distinguish between those mind styles which are the result of genuine cognitive impairment and those which are employed simply for tactical reasons.
AB - Work on mind style (Fowler 1977) has suggested that unusual world views may be indicated in fiction via such elements as deviant grammatical constructions, graphological deviation and the use of certain conceptual metaphors. In this article I suggest that a further way in which a deviant mind style can be indicated is through the abnormal use of inductive logic. I also propose that the sociological notion of paradigms of reality (Harris 1984) may be employed in the analysis of mind style to distinguish between those mind styles which are the result of genuine cognitive impairment and those which are employed simply for tactical reasons.
U2 - 10.1515/jlse.2005.34.1.21
DO - 10.1515/jlse.2005.34.1.21
M3 - Article
VL - 34
SP - 21
EP - 40
JO - Journal of Literary Semantics
JF - Journal of Literary Semantics
SN - 0341-7638
IS - 1
ER -