Relevance Theory-based Cognitive Study on the Communication Effect of “China's Stories”

Telling the story of China and transmitting the voice of China has become a strategy to promote the national image and cultural soft power of China. Since its implementation in 2013, China has ushered in a significant change in communication ideas and approaches. This strategy also enriches the communication genres of "China's stories" and more importantly enhances its communication effect. In this context, it is necessary to understand and study the significance of this strategic practice, assess the value realization of "China's stories" during the communication process, and thereby establish a basis for future communication of more "China's stories." Based on the factors of relevance theory, this paper analyzes the ideas of and approaches to effective communication of "China's stories" and proposes corresponding strategies.

Cognitive Science,Cold War,and Cultural Imagination:A Case Study of The Body Snatchers

Cognitive cultural studies discuss the connection between culture and mind with insights from different areas of cognitive science and explore the functions of the shared features of human cognition in cultural production of specific historical context.The analysis of the American Sci-Fi The Body Snatchers from this perspective reveals the cognitive logic during the cold war period,and indicates that this science fiction not only records and shapes the American social psychology during the Cold War,but also serves as an effective medium through which the political and cultural symptoms of that period can be observed,interpreted,and reflected.

Usefulness of the Japanese version of Rapid Dementia Screening Test for mild cognitive impairment in older patients with cardiovascular disease:a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND Cognitive decline is common among older patients with cardiovascular disease(CVD) and can decrease their self-management abilities. However, the instruments for identifying mild cognitive impairment(MCI) are not always feasible in clinical practice. Therefore, this study evaluated whether MCI could be detected using the Japanese version of the Rapid Dementia Screening Test(RDST-J), which is a simple screening tool for identifying cognitive decline.METHODS This retrospective single-center study included patients who were ≥ 65 years old and hospitalized because of CVD.Patients with a pre-hospitalization diagnosis of dementia were excluded. Each patient's cognitive function had been measured at discharge using the RDST-J and the Japanese version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment(Mo CA-J), which is a standard tool for MCI screening. The correlation between the two scores was evaluated using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. Receiver operating characteristic(ROC) analysis was also to evaluate whether the RDST-J could identify MCI, which was defined as a Mo CA-J score of ≤ 25 points.RESULTS The study included 78 patients(mean age: 77.2 ± 8.9 years). The RDST-J and Mo CA-J scores were strongly correlated(r = 0.835, P < 0.001). The ROC analysis revealed that an RDST-J score of ≤ 9 points provided 75.4% sensitivity and 95.2% specificity for identifying MCI, with an area under the curve of 0.899(95% CI: 0.835-0.964). The same cut-off value was identified when excluding patients with a high probability of dementia(RDST-J score of ≤ 4 points).CONCLUSIONS The RDST-J may be a simple and effective tool for identifying MCI in older patients with CVD.

A Cognitive Approach to the Formalization of City and County Names in China’s Hunan Province

There were mainly six types of formalization models found in the study for 95 city and county names in China’s Hunan province,namely,the environment in a place for the place,the wish of the nomenclator for the place,the relative position of a place for the place,the resident for the place,the legend for the place,and the function of a place for the place.In the six formalization models,environment in a place for the place was the most in number,forging 47 names.Besides,the wish of the nomenclator for the place and the relative position of a place for the place came the second,taking 20 names respectively.The cognitive operation participating in the formalization was primarily single metonymy with only a few complex metonymies.Metaphtonymy could be only noted in the model of the wish of the nomenclator for the place.It was notable that single metaphor was missing in the cognitive operations.

Anderson's Cognitive Theory and Learning Strategy Studies in Second Language Acquisition

Second language acquisition can not be understood without addressing the interaction between language and cognition. Cognitive theory can extend to describe learning strategies as complex cognitive skills. Theoretical developments in Anderson’s production systems cover a broader range of behavior than other theories, including comprehension and production of oral and written texts as well as comprehension, problem solving, and verbal learning.Thus Anderson’s cognitive theory can be served as a rationale for learning strategy studies in second language acquisition.

Multileveled Engagement:A Cognitive Empirical Approach to Crossover Picturebooks

Crossover picturebooks attract readers of different ages.The trend of refocusing on the body in children’s literature criticism,especially under the influence of literary cognitive studies as Maria Nikolajeva points out(2016),provides a context to reconfigure our understanding of crossover picturebooks.Informed by literary cognitive studies,particularly the theory of brain laterality,the project selects the picturebook that may have crossover potential to start with,then investigates the actual readers’engagement with the potentially crossover picturebook,and finally feeds the insights gleaned from the empirical study back into the understanding of the selected text,and possibly crossover picturebooks generally.The project aims to learn about the crossover picturebook through exploring how it impacts readers.It was a small-scale case study,conducted in the east of England,UK.Colin Thompson’s How to Live Forever was used with two adults and two children.Observation and interviewing were used to collect data.Text-related creative activities served to support or clarify the oral response.The project reveals:the multileveled nature of crossover picturebooks that many scholars emphasize may correspond to the multileveled engagement that texts can elicit from readers,which is partially the outcome of cognitive-affective skills and mechanisms engaged differently across children and adults.This study also shows the crossover potential particular to picturebooks:picturebooks may use the visual to flesh out the embodied experience,which can springboard further thinking about abstract,complicated notions.This mode of representation corresponds to the way the human mind works,thus engaging children and adults alike.