Are poetic similes cognitively constrained? A case of Malay poetic similes

This study examines the application of Cognitive Constraint Theory (CCT) to Malay poetic similes. Based on this theory, poetic structures like simile, zeugma and synaesthesia are in fact, governed by certain cognitive principles. These principles or "cognitive constraints", as they are bet...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mohd Kasim, Zalina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40733/1/07%20Page%2087-102%20%28JSSH-0908-2013%29.pdf