![]() ![]() ![]() Hoping to survive, we sense and "become" precisely what the attacker expects of us-in our behavior, perceptions, emotions, and thoughts. When we feel overwhelmed by an inescapable threat, we "identify with the aggressor" (Ferenczi, 1933). ![]() It will be essential reading for those interested in cutting-edge stylistics. ![]() This interdisciplinary work explores the boundaries of the stylistics of chick lit and works reflectively, looking at how exploring this genre can help the twofold aim of testing existing models of linguistic and cognitive analysis. Montoro evaluates reading processes and investigates readers' responsive attitude to the genre. In this respect, the stylistics of chick lit is understood in its context of production and reception. The approach illuminates how the genre works, and how it is set apart from others. Montoro's stylistics includes a cognitive slant that highlights futher readerly aspects of the texts. This is the first book length study that looks into the distinctive features of this much-discussed genre.Ĭhick Lit is examined in relation to its linguistic peculiarities and their role as far as narrative, sociological and feminist issues are concerned, amongst others. In recent times, 'Chick Lit' has risen to a certain level of prominence. ![]()
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