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1 online resource (244 pages). |
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text file |
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Semiotics, Communication and Cognition [SCC] ; v. 16
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Semiotics, Communication and Cognition SCC.
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| Contents |
Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction. Literary Characters and Anthroposemiotics; 1 Heroism: An Overview; 2 Living Signs; 3 A 3A Model; 4 Semiotics, Biosemiotics and Anthroposemiotics; 5 Heroizability and Modeling Systems Theory; Chapter One. Author's Circle: Natural Semiotic Characterization; 1 Characters and Characterization: A Historical Overview; 2 Formal and Structural Approaches; 3 Social Cognition; 4 Holistic Approaches; 5 Human and Cognitive Approaches; 6 Characterization: Blending and Modeling; Chapter Two. Character's Circle: A 3A Model; 1 The Concept of Major Character. |
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2 Action Theory3 Treble Models of Action: A Teleological Approach; 4 Motivational System; 5 The 3A Model: A Treble Model of Agency and Action; 5.1 Pre-action: Attending Stage; 5.1.1 Need; 5.1.2 Will (Desire); 5.1.3 Competence; 5.2 Action: Acting Stage; 5.3 Post-Action: Achieving Stage; 6 Moral and Normative Assessment; 7 A Concluding Commentary; Chapter Three. Reader's Circle: Natural Semiotic Response; 1 The Reader's Role: Completion and Engagement; 2 Reading Narratives: Cognitive Strategies; 3 Semiotizing: Modeling and Iconicity; 4 Cognitive Sciences and Modeling/Iconicity. |
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5 Models of Representation and Inference6 Re-personalizing the Personality; 7 A Natural Response; Chapter Four. Author-Reader Encounter: A Natural Sharing; 1 Authors are still Alive; 2 Objects as Subjects; 3 Literary Characters as Iconic Signs; 4 An Active Partner; 5 Literary Interpretations: Where is the Meaning?; 6 A Double-minded Activity; Conclusion. Heroizability: A Communication Model; References; Subject index; Name index. |
| Summary |
The author argues that Heroizability, the ability of heroizing the major character, is the required theory for producing meanings in literary narratives introduced in three circles: the author's, the protagonist's, and the reader's. Based on an evolutionary model, heroizability treats literary characters as natural anthroposemiotic entities aware of their natural motivation to achieve in order to survive and produce meanings of their survival. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Iconicity (Linguistics)
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Iconicity (Linguistics) |
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Characters and characteristics in literature.
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Characters and characteristics in literature. |
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Semiotics.
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Semiotics. |
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Linguistics.
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Linguistics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Taha, Ibrahim. Heroizability : An Anthroposemiotic Theory of Literary Characters. Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, ©2015 9781501510816 |
| ISBN |
9781501502651 |
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1501502654 |
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9781501502675 |
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1501502670 |
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9781501502668 |
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1501502662 |
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9781501510816 |
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1501510819 |
| Standard No. |
10.1515/9781501502651 |
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