1st Edition
Psycholinguistic Phenomena in Marketing Communications
The field of psycholinguistics and the application of psycholinguistic theory to advertising and marketing communication has become a topic of great prominence in the field of consumer behavior. Psycholinguistic Phenomena in Marketing Communications is the first book to address the growing research in this area. This timely volume combines research conducted by current scholars as it demonstrates diversity of the field in terms of relevant topics and methodological approaches. It examines brand names and their semantic and sound-based impact; sentence structure and research in marketing communication; advertising narratives evoking emotional responses; the effects of empathy response on advertising; and the role of language and images in creation of advertising.
The book includes authors from a variety of fields, including mass communication, marketing, social psychology, linguistics, and neuropsychology. A range of perspectives is discussed, from qualitative text analysis to controlled psychological experimentation. Psycholinguistic Phenomena in Marketing Communications is intended for students and scholars in numerous disciplines, such as advertising, marketing, social psychology, sociology, and linguistics. It is also suitable for graduate courses in these disciplines.
R. Meeds, S.D. Bradley, The Role of the Sentence and Its Importance in Marketing Communications. C.V. Dimofte, R.F. Yalch, The Use and Abuse of Polysemy in Marketing Communications. B.J. Phillips, E.F. McQuarrie, Road Map or Secret Weapon? The Role of Conceptual Metaphor in Shaping Marketing Communications About Exercise. Part III: Stringing Sentences Together-Text and Narrative Analyses. J.E. Escalas, B.B. Stern, Narrative Structure: Plot and Emotional Responses. R. Adaval, The Role of Language and Images in the Creation and Use of Advertising Myths. S.V. Levi, D.B. Pisoni, Indexical and Linguistic Channels in Speech Perception: Some Effects of Voiceovers on Advertising Outcomes. R. Carroll, D. Luna, L.A. Peracchio, Dual Language Processing of Marketing Communications. Part IV: Afterword. R.S. Wyer, Jr., Comprehension Processes in Advertising: Words, Sentences, and Narratives.
Biography
Tina M. Lowrey