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A Cognitive Study on the Application of Greimas’ Semiotic Square Model of Mirror by Lee, Sang

So Pil Gyun 1

1전북대학교

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ABSTRACT

None of the previous studies on 「Mirror」 by Lee, Sang used acognitive perspective. The researcher considered that it is now time toconduct research from a cognitive point of view to meet the status ofrepresentative poem of a poet who represent self-awareness. Therefore,this study intends to consider the cognitive system by analyzing basedon cognitive poetics and applying Greimas' semiotic square model. Thiswill be a new method of analyzing unique cognitive structure of textsthat show surrealistic characteristics through the process of analyzingcognitive structure of text and moving toward cognitive orientation. The 'mirror' represented in text is a psychological reflection andrealistic self is reflecting the self in the mirror. 'Mirror' is the groundand 'myself' represented in the mirror is constructing a cognitive systemfor self-awareness by functioning as a surrealistic figure. The text isshowing cognitive structure of binary oppositions of realistic self and theself in the mirror. It is showing hybrid cognitive orientation that tends toreach understanding and unity of true self based on cognitive structure. Narrator in the text recognizes 'self' in the mirror with binary oppositiveview, but is showing cognitive orientation that recognizes a relationshipwith 'myself' in the mirror and pursues interest and unity. Inside and outside the 'mirror' that this study consider as psychological reflection can be considered the same as the structure ofinside and outside of Möbius strip connected as one. It is the attention ofinside and outside of mirror being the same but appear differently. It isthe attention that direction of shapes reflected on 'mirror,' a reflectiveobject, are different but the essence is the same. It implies aphilosophical meaning that the essence of inside human existence is thesame unlike what is shown on the outside.

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