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cognitive poetics

cognitive poetics noun: a school of literary criticism that applies the principles of cognitive science, particularly cognitive psychology, to the interpretation of texts.

Noun

cognitive poetics (uncountable)

  1. A school of literary criticism that applies the principles of cognitive science, particularly cognitive psychology, to the interpretation of texts.

Questions about cognitive poetics

What does cognitive poetics mean?
Cognitive poetics means a school of literary criticism that applies the principles of cognitive science, particularly cognitive psychology, to the interpretation of texts.
What part of speech is cognitive poetics?
Cognitive poetics is a noun.

Words near cognitive poetics in the dictionary

  1. cognitive estrangement
  2. cognitive linguistics
  3. cognitive load
  4. cognitive loads
  5. cognitive parallax
  6. cognitive poetics
  7. cognitive psychology
  8. cognitive relativism
  9. cognitive reserve
  10. cognitive reserves
  11. cognitive science

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