Foregrounding: Past, Present, Future

Willie van Peer; Sonia Zyngier; Jèmeljan Hakemulder

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Willie van Peer

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类型:: 章节

Page Range:: 1–22

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789401205313_002

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This essay presents an overview of the history of foregrounding theory coupled to a critical analysis of how progress has been made through systematic conceptual development, textual analysis, and empirical research. In the course of this retrospective, recommendations are made for prospective evolution. It is argued that there is a need for more independent testing of theories, statistical qualifications, and replications of earlier studies. As an example of how to deploy these recommendations, the second part of the essay singles out two areas where the theory of foregrounding needs to be reconsidered. It is first argued that so far only general effects of foregrounding have been investigated, and that we need more information on the effects of individual foregrounding devices. Secondly, it is argued that the limitation of empirical research on foregrounding to English-speaking countries should be superseded and that we should engage in more intercultural research. We then report on a reading experiment in which the effect of internal deviation was investigated in six different cultural contexts with a total of 275 participants. The results show that there is an overall enhancement of the sense of beauty as a consequence of internal deviation, that this effect occurs in all cultures (except for The Netherlands), and that simultaneously cultures also show significant differences in their reactions to the text, including the internal deviation. Since this is the first time that the theory of foregrounding is corroborated interculturally, we believe the results clearly indicate the theory’s future prospects.

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Prospect & Retrospect

丛编： PALA Papers, 卷： 3

ISBN:: 9789401205313

出版社:: Brill

印刷出版日期:: 01 Jan 2007

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- Literature and Cultural Studies
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