Mind, Brain and Narrative

List of illustrations Foreword Acknowledgements 1. Narrative and the rhetorical processing framework 2. Fundamentals of text processing 3. Multiple levels: counterfactual worlds and figurative language 4. Attention in text: foregrounding and rhetorical focussing 5. Rhetorical focussing and depth of processing 6. The experiential aspect: using embodiment theory 7. Narrative perspective and the representation of speech and thought 8. Hot cognition: emotion, empathy and suspense 9. Narrative's social impact: persuasion and attitude change 10. Final comments Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Bibliography Author index Subject index.