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István Boda
Cognitive science aspects of hypertext

THESIS TOPIC PROPOSAL

Institute: University of Debrecen
computer sciences
Doctoral School of Informatics

Thesis supervisor: István Boda
Location of studies (in Hungarian): Debreceni Egyetem Informatikai Kar
Abbreviation of location of studies: DE IK


Description of the research topic:

One of the possible reasons of the popularity of hypertext is the hypertextual organization of some aspects of the human mental system and knowledge. The basic aim of the research is the re-thinking of certain areas of cognitive science using the hypertext paradigm.
Recommended topics:
Hypertext models. The hypertext paradigm in textology and stylistics. The structure and function of language. Syntax and semantics. The structure and comprehension of sentences and texts. Metaphors. Sentence and text production. Language acquisition. Second language acquisition and language learning strategies. Language and communication. Emotion and social interactions. Hypertext and literature. The nature, sources and structure of the mental lexicon. The representation of meaning. Mental models. The architecture of cognition. Language and thought. The language and the brain. Models and organization of human memory. Karl Popper's ideas about the human knowledge.

Bibliography
Boda István Károly; Porkoláb Judit: A hipertext paradigma a szövegtanban és a stilisztikában. Debrecen: Debreceni Egyetemi K. 2012.
Bly, Benjamin Martin; Rumelhart, David E.: Cognitive Science. Academic Press, 1999.
Calvo, Paco; Gomila, Toni (eds.): Handbook of Cognitive Science: An Embodied Approach. Elsevier, 2008.
Csépe Valéria: Az olvasó agy. Budapest: Akadémiai K. 2006.
Geeraerts, Dirk; Cuyckens, Hubert (eds.): The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2007.
Pléh Csaba: A megismeréstudomány alapjai. Az embertől a gépig és vissza. Budapest: TypoTex K. 2013. (Test és lélek)

Recommended language skills (in Hungarian): angol
Number of students who can be accepted: 1

Deadline for application: 2018-02-16


2024. IV. 17.
ODT ülés
Az ODT következő ülésére 2024. június 14-én, pénteken 10.00 órakor kerül sor a Semmelweis Egyetem Szenátusi termében (Bp. Üllői út 26. I. emelet).

 
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