Creativity and the Agile Mind : a Multi-Disciplinary Study of a Multi-Faceted Phenomenon

Creativity and the Agile Mind : a Multi-Disciplinary Study of a Multi-Faceted Phenomenon / ed. by Tony Veale, Kurt Feyaerts adn Charles Forceville.

Creativity is a highly-prized quality in almost any domain of human endeavor, whether one is crafting tangible objects from physical materials, or mental objects from concepts, words, pictures and musical notes. It is a diverse, multi-faceted phenomenon that demands a diverse, multi-disciplinary per...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Forceville, Ch. (Charles)
Other Authors: Feyaerts, Kurt, 1968-, Veale, Tony, 1967-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2013.
Series:Applications of Cognitive Linguistics ACL.
Subjects:
Creativity (Linguistics)
Cognitive grammar.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Coordinate constructions.
Communication studies.
Discourse analysis.
Linguistics.
Sociolinguistics.
PSYCHOLOGY > Creative Ability.
SELF-HELP > Creativity.
Cognitive grammar
Grammar, Comparative and general > Coordinate constructions
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Introduction; 1 Creativity and the Agile Mind; Introducing The Agile Mind; Understanding The Agile Mind: A Journey; Conceptual Agility in an Abstract Space; Collecting The Agile Mind: A Bird's Eye View; Parting Thoughts; References; 2 E Unis Pluribum: Using Mental Agility to Achieve Creative Duality in Word, Image and Sound; Agile Interpretation and Creative Duality; Agile Imagery; Agile Sounds; Agile Words; CRIME: An Agile Framework for Producers and Consumers; Conclusions; References; Part II: Computers and Creativity; 3 Computers and Creativity; Introduction.
  • What do we mean by 'creativity': Some examplesCognitive mechanisms of creativity; Computational modeling of creativity; Computer-based creativity-support systems; Conclusions and future research; References; 4 Gravital: natural language processing for computer graphics; Introduction; Computer graphics and user interfaces; Graphics Language Processor; Perception; Node-based interface; Acknowledgements; References; 5 Talking Points in Linguistic Creativity; Introduction; Related Work and Ideas; Acquiring Conceptual Talking Points; Building a Slipnet of Talking Points; Empirical Evaluation.
  • ConclusionsReferences; Part III: Verbal Communication; 6 Creatively Exploiting Linguistic Norms; Introduction; What is an exploitation?; The Creative Continuum; Are all rhetorical tropes exploitations?; Summary and Conclusions; References; 7 Online semantic creativity in parliamentary debates; Introduction; Theoretical background; Case-study: creativity and perspectivation in interactional discourse; Conclusions and outlook; References; 8 Yo, who be the main gangsta in our phat gang?
  • Linguistic creativity and the construction of hyperpersonal identity; Introduction.
  • Three perspectives on relating onlineAn example of hyperpersonal communication
  • Creative gangstas on the net; Blending Theory and the creation of hyperpersonal identity; The creation of hyperpersonal identity as a joint process of action layering; The role of the medium; Conclusions; References; 9 Resonating humour
  • A corpus-based approach to creative parallelism in dialogue; Introduction; Theoretical background; The dataset: semi-automatic retrieval from the Corinth corpus; Resonating humour in the Corinth corpus; Conclusion; References; 10 A Cognitive Grammar of Creativity; Introduction.
  • Cognitive LinguisticsAnalysing Creativity; Conclusions; References; Part IV: Visual Communication; 11 Creativity in the forms and functions of spontaneous gestures with speech; Introduction; Formal characteristics of creative gestures; Creativity in the functions of coverbal gestures; Discussion and Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 12 Creative visual duality in comics balloons; Introduction; Blending Theory, Emergent Structure, and Creativity; Blending, Emergent Structure, and Creativity in Comics Balloons; Blending and Creativity in Balloons: Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments.

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