Intertextuality As A Linguopoetic Mechanism In James Joyce's Ulysses
Keywords:
Intertextuality, linguopoetics, cognitive stylistics, James JoyceAbstract
This paper examines intertextuality as one of the principal linguopoetic mechanisms employed in James Joyce's Ulysses. Drawing upon modern theories of intertextuality and cognitive stylistics, the study investigates how Joyce constructs a multilayered semantic system through biblical, mythological, historical, literary, and cultural references. Rather than functioning as decorative allusions, these intertextual elements serve as cognitive triggers that activate readers' background knowledge and contribute to the construction of meaning. The paper argues that intertextuality represents one of the defining characteristics of Joyce's modernist poetics and plays a central role in the novel's linguistic complexity.
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