Language Performativity and Horror Fiction: A Cognitive Stylistic Approach
This paper argues that horror fiction creates its effect through exploiting the workings of language in the minds of readers. As a genre that crosses many art forms, it might be tempting to analyze the multimodal vehicles of horror; the visual effects, the jump scares and the ominous music. However,...
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| Language: | English |
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Tawasul International Centre for Publishing, Research and Dialogue
2021-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Language and Literary Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://ijlls.org/index.php/ijlls/article/view/647 |