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UTILIZING COGNITIVE AND DISCURSIVE PERSPECTIVES IN THE
EXAMINATION OF ARTISTIC WORKS
Albina Bazarbaeva
DSC, Associate Professor, Department of the Teaching English methodology-3,
Uzbekistan state university of world languages, Uzbekistan
E-mail: babai77700@list.ru
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15167132
Annotation
The notions of “concept” and “discourse” significantly shape the nature of modern
linguistics, including cognitive linguistics. The study of discourse as an abstract model of
language activity becomes a fruitful method for uncovering high-level concepts that reflect
knowledge about the world and language in consciousness. The study of the cognitive space of
the artistic text on the basis of linguophilosophical concepts and ideas reveals the significance
of the role of the linguistic personality as a subject of speech activity. This includes analysing
the formation and perception of speech and deciphering the cognitive structures underlying
the perception and interpretation of artistic works.
Key words:
concept, discourse, cognitive structure, cognitive space, cognitive-discursive
analysis, semantic perceptions.
The method, based on linguophilosophical principles, allows for a deeper understanding
of the relationship between language, thinking and artistic form of expression, opening new
perspectives for the study of linguistic and cultural dynamics in texts and their perception. In
addition, the philosophical category of activity, encompassing human cognitive and speech
activities and the basic concepts of cognitive linguistics are taken into account. These aspects
help to reveal the mechanisms of meaning formation and text perception through the prism of
cognitive processes. To fully investigate the cognitive aspect of a fiction text, it is necessary to
take into account not only theories of discourse, communication and speech impact, but also
scholarly debates about the structure of spoken dialogue, linguistic text analysis and the
organisation of lexical word meaning. Understanding the diversity of perspectives in the field
emphasises the importance of having an integrated approach or tool that can meet the diverse
requirements of the research. This will make it possible to reveal more deeply and fully the
processes of text meaning formation and its impact on the reader.
Elements in the style of artistic speech appear in a processed, standardised and selected
form. They are not used in their natural form; the use of non-literal words in their original
form can lead to the cluttering of the language, which does not contribute to its enrichment
and the development of literary norms. As V.V. Vinogradov, in fiction the national language
with its unique grammar and diverse vocabulary is used as a tool and a form of artistic
creation.
In other words, all aspects of the common language, including its grammatical structure,
vocabulary, system of meanings and semantics, act here as tools for artistic abstract
recreation and illumination of socio-cultural reality [Vinogradov, 1963].
Consequently, the main task of artistic speech is to contribute to the embodiment of the
author's intention and ideas, to reveal a deeper meaning to the reader through the use of
linguistic stylistic means.
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Cognitive-discourse analysis of text presents discourse as an abstraction that goes
beyond its concrete manifestations, considered as material for the construction of generalised
patterns of language use. In this study, the emphasis is on the analysis of abstract-logical
concepts defined by general patterns of consciousness and thinking. Simultaneously with this
approach, the notion of “concept” in the context of text analysis appears.
A concept in the context of a text is seen as a key element that contributes to the
formation and expression of new knowledge, acting as a source of stimulation for cognition.
“Text concept” embodies the deep meaning of the object of cognition, being a hidden structure
of meanings. Text, in its turn, is considered as a form of communication and a materialised
result of speech-thought activity, which creates a natural environment for the expression and
existence of the concept in its verbal form related to the socio-historical setting.
According to L.R. Gataullina's statement, linguistic ability is considered as a
manifestation of general cognitive mechanisms, which implies the possibility of studying
various aspects of human nature through language - its thinking, memory, cognitive
processes. Linguistic analysis is not limited only to the description of linguistic behaviour, but
beyond that, it includes the analysis of relevant mental states and processes. The main goal is
to create a unified model explaining how linguistic knowledge is organised in humans and
how they use it in the generation and perception of speech [Gataullina, 2005].
Within the framework of artistic concepts we can distinguish two main categories:
typical concepts and individual-authorial concepts. However, it is worth noting that even
typical concepts in an artistic text acquire a unique authorial embodiment.
Since the consciousness of the author and the reader interact at the level of associations,
which forms the basis for speech and thinking activity, and, in addition, provides text
regulation, influencing the reader and directing his perception, an effective method of
analysing textual concepts is the study of associative links in the text and the creation of
associative-semantic fields of concepts on their basis [Pankratova, 2009].
From which we can conclude that in the study of the concept using the cognitive-stylistic
approach, based on the analysis of linguistic phenomena through cognitive-discourse analysis,
the emphasis is placed on the primacy of the text in the structure of discourse. Different types
of discourses, conditioned by sociocultural and stylistic factors, serve as a context for the
formation of such relevant concepts as scientific, artistic, media. The study of communicative
and cognitive peculiarities of the functioning of these varieties of textual concepts is an urgent
task to be solved within the framework of various approaches in modern linguistics, including
aspects of communicative text stylistics.
Modern cognitive linguistics actively applies interpretive strategies that take into
account not only the characteristics of a particular utterance and the general div of
knowledge, but also pay special attention to the personal aspects of the interpreter and
his/her subjective perception of the text in his/her own mental space. Justification allows a
deeper and more complete understanding of the processes of interpretation and perception of
the text, taking into account the individual characteristics of each reader or researcher. The
approach is justified because in real life the uniqueness of the author's and reader's
personalities excludes a complete coincidence of their semantic perceptions.
The author's freedom in choosing interpretative solutions, individual approaches to text
enrichment and differences in the reader's linguistic, cultural upbringing and ethical
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experience may vary considerably. For this purpose, modern linguistics applies cognitive-
discursive analysis in the analysis of a fiction text, which is not limited to the consideration of
the text only from linguistic positions, but in addition, takes into account extra-linguistic
factors.
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