VARIUOS COGNITIVE STYLISTIC APPROACH TO CHARACTERIZATION

Abstract

This article aims to demonstrate how a cognitive stylistic approach is suitable for the analysis of fictional minds in comparative perspective, to examine the mind style of suffering protagonists in A. Chekhov’s “Sleepy” and K. Mansfield’s “The Child-Who-Was-Tired” in cognitive stylistic tradition, attempts to explore the patterns of creativity and novelty in language use. It is more concerned with investigating how figures of speech can be employed as features of creativity and novelty in “The Sound of Silence”.   The stories represent an interesting case of “Chekhovian influence” in Mansfield’s works in connection with the similarities in plot and setting. The analysis will demonstrate how cognitive stylistic approach to narrative fiction can advance literary interpretation by identifying the aspects of characterization of fiction individuals through their language, thoughts and behavior.