THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLINGUISTICS IN FILM DISCOURSE
Keywords:
psycholinguistics, film discourse, cognitive film theory, multimodality, visual narrative grammar, situation models, montage syntax, neurocinematicsAbstract
This work explores how psycholinguistics applies to film discourse by looking at the connection between cognitive science and movies. While traditional film theory often relies on semiotics or psychoanalysis, this study takes an empirical approach based on how the brain processes different kinds of narrative input. It examines cognitive frameworks like Situation Model Theory and Visual Narrative Grammar to understand how we follow stories in film, treating film as a kind of language made up of visual editing (montage), sounds, and dialogue.
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