15-KAD-JIK-11
Metaphor is an important cognitive skill that facilitates drawing analogies and making connections between ideas. In this course we explore not only metaphor, but also other cognitive phenomena, such as frames, image schemata, mental spaces and metonymy. We are going to ask if they are important for discourse and, if so, how they are used to construct meaning. Cognitive analysis of discourse focuses on the processes already identified by cognitive linguistics and applies that knowledge to discourse analysis. During this class we will learn about cognitive processes and phenomena and apply this knowledge in practice. We will analyse speeches, articles and books as well as conversations and debates in the framework of cognitive discourse analysis.
- Teacher: Anna Jelec