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This article explores the conceptual formation of meaning in literary texts through cognitive and pragmalinguistic approaches. It examines how readers mentally construct meaning based on conceptual frameworks, cultural background, and linguistic cues. The study highlights the interaction between cognitive mechanisms-such as conceptual metaphors, frames, mental models, background knowledge-and pragmatic factors, including author intention, speech acts, context, implicature, and reader interpretation. The article concludes that meaning in literary texts emerges through a dynamic interplay of cognition, language, and context, enabling readers to conceptualize and evaluate the author’s artistic message.
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