Directions in Empirical Literary Studies

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Directions in Empirical Literary Studies is written by Sonia Zyngier and published by John Benjamins Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9027233373 (ISBN 10) and 9789027233370 (ISBN 13).

Directions in Empirical Literary Studies is on the cutting edge of empirical studies and is a much needed volume. It both widens the scope of empirical studies and looks at them from an intercultural perspective by bringing together renowned scholars from the fields of philosophy, sociology, psychology, linguistics and literature, all focusing on how empirical studies have impacted these different areas. Theoretical issues are discussed and solid methods are presented. Some chapters also show the relation between empirical studies and new technology, examining developments in computer science and corpus linguistics. This book takes a global perspective, with contributors from many different countries, both senior and junior researchers. Broad in scope and interdisciplinary in nature, it contributes with the state-of-the-art developments in the field.