This is the first comprehensive theoretical article on aesthetic emotions. Following Kant's
definition, we propose that it is the first and foremost characteristic of aesthetic emotions to …

In this paper, we reflect on the implementation of a gamified application for hel** students
learn important facts about their study program. We focus on two design features, of which …

The need to provide novel but meaningful ways to reason and talk about an unprecedented
crisis such as the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a surge of creative metaphoric …

Parallelistic features of poetic and rhetorical language use comprise a great variety of
linguistically optional patterns of phonological, prosodic, syntactic, and semantic recurrence …

The literary imagination may take flight on the wings of metaphor, but hard-headed scientists
are just as likely as doe-eyed poets to reach for a metaphor when the descriptive need …

Familiarity and novelty are fundamental yet competing factors influencing aesthetic
preference. However, whether people prefer familiar paintings or novel paintings has not …

This is a book about phrases and how their meanings are affected by the addition,
subtraction and repositioning of the words that form them. It does this by investigating the …

Studies on rhetorical features of language have reported both enhancing and adverse
effects on ease of processing. We hypothesized that two explanations may account for these …

Rhetorical theory suggests that rhythmic and metrical features of language substantially
contribute to persuading, moving, and pleasing an audience. A potential explanation of …

International cultural heritage is of growing interest in terms of Chinese policy and as an
important element of the tourist experience. This paper seeks to better understand the …