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COGNITIVE DISSONANCE AS A TRIGGER FOR COHERENCE IN LYRICS (ON THE MATERIAL OF ‘HALLELUJAH' BY LEONARD COHEN)
- Authors: Andreeva S.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Moscow State Linguistic University
- Issue: No 8(889) (2024)
- Pages: 9-16
- Section: Linguistics
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2542-2197/article/view/298470
- ID: 298470
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Abstract
The research focuses on the paradoxical role of cognitive dissonance as a trigger of coherence. By identifying cognitive dissonance in the lyrics of ‘Halleluja' by L. Cohen, analysing the pattern of its distribution between the lines and by establishing connections between stanzas which serve to clarify the initially unclear passages the researcher concludes that cognitive dissonance triggers the reader's / listener's need to interpret the lyrics and thus contributes to the overall coherence of the text.
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Svetlana Antonovna Andreeva
Moscow State Linguistic University
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Email: sandreeva1@yandex.ru
PhD (Philology), Associate Professor at the Department of English Stylistics, Faculty of English Moscow State Linguistic University
Russian FederationReferences
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