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CLiC Dickens: Novel uses of concordances for the integration of corpus stylistics and cognitive poetics

Mahlberg M, Stockwell P, De Joode J, Smith C, O'Donnell MB (2016)

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Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2016

Journal

Book Volume: 11

Pages Range: 433-463

Journal Issue: 3

DOI: 10.3366/cor.2016.0102

Abstract

This paper introduces the web application CLiC, which we developed as part of a research project bringing together insights from both cognitive poetics and corpus stylistics, with Dickens's novels as a case study. CLiC supports the analysis of discourse in narrative fiction with search options that make it possible to focus on stretches of text within and outside quotation marks. We argue that such search options open up novel ways of using concordances to link lexico-grammatical and textual patterns. We focus specifically on patterns for the creation of fictional characters. From a technical point of view, we explain the XML annotation that CLiC works with. Our discussion of textual examples focusses on phrases in fictional speech that illustrate significant differences between text within and outside quotation marks. In terms of theory, we argue that CLiC supports the identification of textual patterns that can provide insights into fictional minds and contribute to the exploration of readerly effects within the wider framework of mindmodelling.

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APA:

Mahlberg, M., Stockwell, P., De Joode, J., Smith, C., & O'Donnell, M.B. (2016). CLiC Dickens: Novel uses of concordances for the integration of corpus stylistics and cognitive poetics. Corpora, 11(3), 433-463. https://doi.org/10.3366/cor.2016.0102

MLA:

Mahlberg, Michaela, et al. "CLiC Dickens: Novel uses of concordances for the integration of corpus stylistics and cognitive poetics." Corpora 11.3 (2016): 433-463.

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