COGNITIVE MECHANISMS OF EMOTIONAL REPRESENTATION IN 20TH-CENTURY ENGLISH NOVELS
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The representation of emotions in literary discourse extends beyond lexical and stylistic expression, encompassing complex cognitive mechanisms that structure human perception and interpretation of inner experience. This study investigates the cognitive foundations of emotional representation in twentieth-century English novels, focusing on conceptualization, framing, embodiment, and inferential processes. Drawing on cognitive linguistics, semantics, and narrative theory, the research examines how emotional meaning is constructed through metaphorical mappings, mental models, and discourse-based interpretation. The findings demonstrate that emotional representation in fiction is a multidimensional process shaped by the interaction of linguistic structures and cognitive operations. Twentieth-century English novels, characterized by psychological depth and narrative innovation, provide a rich context for analyzing these processes. The study contributes to linguocognitive research by offering an integrated model of emotional representation that highlights the role of cognition in literary discourse.
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