Directions in Empirical Literary Studies

Directions in Empirical Literary Studies
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages : 376
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ISBN-10 : 9027233373
ISBN-13 : 9789027233370
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Book Synopsis Directions in Empirical Literary Studies by : Sonia Zyngier

Download or read book Directions in Empirical Literary Studies written by Sonia Zyngier and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Directions in Empirical Literary Studies is on the cutting edge of empirical studies and is a much needed volume. It both widens the scope of empirical studies and looks at them from an intercultural perspective by bringing together renowned scholars from the fields of philosophy, sociology, psychology, linguistics and literature, all focusing on how empirical studies have impacted these different areas. Theoretical issues are discussed and solid methods are presented. Some chapters also show the relation between empirical studies and new technology, examining developments in computer science and corpus linguistics. This book takes a global perspective, with contributors from many different countries, both senior and junior researchers. Broad in scope and interdisciplinary in nature, it contributes with the state-of-the-art developments in the field.


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