Embodied cognitive geographies

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Butcher
Keyword(s):  
Embodied Cognition ◽  
Human Geography ◽  
Cognitive Semantics ◽  
Embodied Realism ◽  
Cognitive Semantic ◽  
Future Path

Recent articles in this journal advocated a cognitive poststructuralism as progress for human geography. This research has two flaws. The first is in the epistemological differences between poststructuralism and cognitive semantics, the field from which the authors were informed on embodied cognition. The second problem arises from the contradictions a cognitive poststructuralism would have to other embodied geographies espousing non-representational theory (NRT). This article details and then resolves these two problems in several discussions and relevant examples involving cognitive semantics, embodied realism, embodiment. The product is a non-contradictory poststructural cognitive semantic perspective that provides a possible future path for NRT.

scholarly journals The Norwegian lexical item akkurat and the Polish akurat: a cognitive semantic analysis

2014 ◽  
pp. 219-235
Author(s):  
Ewa Data-Bukowska
Keyword(s):  
Complex Networks ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Lexical Item ◽  
Cognitive Semantics ◽  
Conceptual Content ◽  
Semantic Difference ◽  
Cognitive Semantic ◽  
Corpus Data ◽  
Similarities And Differences

The Norwegian lexical item akkurat and the Polish akurat: a cognitive semantic analysisThe aim of the article is to demonstrate to what extent the Norwegian akkurat and the Polish akurat show similarities and differences in their conceptual content (meaning). Adopting the perspective of cognitive semantics (CS), as described in Langacker (1987) and Lakoff (1987), I shall try to show that the meanings ascribed to these etymologically and formally related words constitute complex networks of senses, rooted in a prototypical centre in each of the languages under discussion. In addition to this, the findings will be interpreted with reference to the process of pragmaticalization (a language unit’s development of increasing pragmatic functions). Within this theoretical framework I shall demonstrate that subjectification/intersubjectification and pejoration/melioration motivate the main semantic difference between akkurat and akurat. The analysis is based on Norwegian and Polish monolingual corpus data.

scholarly journals Metaphorical Analyses of Russian Verbs of Thinking Activity Meaning

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-255
Author(s):  
Yuhai Peng
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Theory ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Cognitive Semantics ◽  
Cognitive Level ◽  
Relevant Research ◽  
Metaphorical Thinking ◽  
Operational Characteristics ◽  
Cognitive Semantic ◽  
Performance And Mechanism ◽  
Semantic Attributes

The study of cognitive semantics of verbs is an important topic in contemporary linguistics. Taking Russian metaphorical thinking meaning verbs as the object, this article discusses the cognitive semantics of verbs. First of all, the paper combs out the subconscious thinking activity verbs derived from the metaphors of prototype actions of volitional and non volitional activities, and the autonomous thinking activity verbs from the prototype action metaphor of will activity; then focusing on the cognitive similarity and semantic violation, the article separately analyses the metaphorical semantic derivation of these two kinds of thinking activity, meanwhile, it correspondingly discusses the problem of polysemy of Russian verbs. Relevant research will be helpful to further investigate the metaphorical performance and mechanism of the unique thinking activity verbs, at the same time, it is beneficial to promote the theoretical exploration of semantic derivation of Russian polysemous verbs. The relevant study will be helpful to further investigate the cognitive semantic attributes and operational characteristics of Russian verbs with metaphorical thinking meaning, and it is beneficial to promote the research of lexical semantic theory of Russian language on the cognitive level.

scholarly journals PREPOSISI “di” DALAM PERSPEKTIF SEMANTIK KOGNITIF

JURNAL PESONA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-161
Author(s):  
Zaqiyatul Mardiah
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Semantics ◽  
Extended Sense ◽  
Cognitive Semantic ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia

AbstrakKBBI daring menyebut di sebagai kata depan yang menandai tempat, waktu, dan dapat pula semakna dengan preposisi akan, kepada, dari.  Dengan perspektif semantik kognitif, makna di tidak hanya terbatas pada lima hal yang disebut dalam KBBI tersebut. Penelitian ini mengamati penggunaan preposisi di dengan mengandalkan paradigma semantik kognitif Tyler dan Evans (2003) dan data bahasa Indonesia dari leipzig corpora (https://corpora.uni-leipzig.de/en?corpusId=ind_mixed_2013). Hasil pengamatan menyatakan bahwa preposisi di digunakan dengan makna yang lebih luas dari lima hal yang disebutkan KBBI daring, yaitu makna lokatif (spasial dan nonspasial), makna berada pada lingkup sesuatu, makna beban, makna temporal, dan makna menggantung pada. Makna-makna itu sejatinya bermuara pada satu makna primer, yaitu makna membatasi ruang baik secara fisik geometris, maupun nonfisik geometris.Kata kunci: preposisi, makna primer, makna perluasan, semanti kognitif, spasial AbstractThe online KBBI mentions di as a preposition that marks the place, and time. It also has the same meaning with the prepositions kepada, akan, dan dari. Using a cognitive semantic perspective, the meaning of di  is not only limited to the five things mentioned in the online KBBI. This study observes the use of the preposition di by relying on the cognitive semantic paradigm of Tyler and Evans (2003) and Indonesian data from leipzig corpora (https://corpora.uni-leipzig.de/en?corpusId=ind_mixed_2013). The results state that the preposition di is used with a broader meaning than the five things mentioned in the online KBBI. Those extended senses are  locative sense (spatial and non-spatial), being in the scope of something sense, burden sense, temporal sense, and hanging on   sense, which actually lead to one primary sense, that is the containment sense, both spatial physico-geometric and non-spatial physico-geometric.Keywords: preposition, primary sense, extended sense, cognitive semantics, spatial 

Van Door Naar Through en by

1995 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 203-212
Author(s):  
Louise Cornells ◽  
Hubert Cuyckens
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Cognitive Semantics ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Cognitive Semantic ◽  
Polysemous Word ◽  
Adverbial Clauses ◽  
Theoretical Evidence

The Dutch preposition door can be translated with through (typically in adverbial clauses of time/place) or by (typically as a marker for the passive agent and the causee). The choice between these two seems at first sight not to be very difficult for Dutch learners of English. This should come as no surprise if we assume — along with more traditional semantic descriptions of door — that there are two homonymous door's. However, we would like to propose that there is only one, polysemous door. After briefly looking at theoretical evidence from cognitive semantics for this proposal, we discuss experimental evidence from learners' translations of door. The results of the experiment show that the translation of door is not as easy as could have been expected. Indeed, when learners translate door as if there were two door's, they run into interesting difficulties. This seems to suggest that (1) learners would benefit from treating door as one, polysemous word and (2) that (theories of) (foreign) language learning and teaching could benefit from cognitive semantic insights.

scholarly journals A Cognitive Linguistic Study of Image Schemata in Selected English Proverbs

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (39) ◽  
pp. 717-730
Author(s):  
Alya'a Abdul-Sada Atia ◽  
Ali Muhsin Gharab
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Linguistics ◽  
Cognitive Semantics ◽  
Semantic Approach ◽  
Linguistic Study ◽  
Image Schemata ◽  
Cognitive Linguistic ◽  
Cognitive Semantic

This study intends to examine image schemata in English proverbs based on the Johnson's image schemata types in a cognitive semantic approach. Thus, the present study considers firstly some theories concerning cognitive linguistics, cognitive semantics, image schemata and its types. Then it examines the three categories of the Johnson's (1987) image schemata, namely, container, force, and path image schemata.  The fundamental aim of the study is to answer a set of questions such as (1) what are the main types of Johnson's image schemata in English proverbs? (2) How do image schemata play a dynamic role in structuring human physical experiences even before learning a language? (3) In which way does the use of certain linguistic items redound on deciding the type of image schemata? However, the consequences of the current study show that (1) Some of English proverbs contain Johnson's types of image schemata, namely, container, force, and path schemata, (2) image schemata have an experiential basis, and (3) the meaning of most of image schemata in English proverbs is associated with using certain linguistic items.                                  

scholarly journals Investigating Conceptual Metaphorical Expression in English Suicide Notes: A Cognitive Linguistic Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mawj Saadi Sabri Alkhayyat ◽  
Naseer Shukur Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Embodied Cognition ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Human Experience ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cognitive Semantics ◽  
Conceptual System ◽  
Suicide Notes ◽  
Cultural Domain ◽  
Metaphorical Expression ◽  
Body Metaphors

The human experience is mysterious, so, metaphor is commonly used to portray life experiences. The significance of metaphor for expressing and developing selfhood. The function of metaphor in determining the conceptual meanings in suicide letters. Language reflects our worldviews. Language is a component of the body. The technique is used to illuminate crucial issues in cognitive semantics that is linked between experience, the conceptual system, and the semantic structures encoded by language is studied in cognitive semantics. These include conceptual metaphor and embodied cognition. The study's flaw is that body metaphors and embodiment may be linked. A suicide note's cultural domain aspect and the importance of interpreting conceptual metaphoric notions cannot be overstated. The study claims that body metaphors utilized in suicide can be systematized utilizing sensoryperceptual information of the outside environment. Either way, the body or actual components as domains are clearly connected. Art is considered to require embodiment.

„Embodied Cognition”

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 120-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sian L. Beilock ◽  
Tanja Hohmann
Keyword(s):  
Embodied Cognition

Zusammenfassung. Im Gegensatz zu traditionellen Ansätzen, in denen das Gehirn als abstrakter Informationsprozessor gesehen wurde, gehen aktuelle Theorien davon aus, dass unsere Repräsentationen von Objekten und Ereignissen in einem engen Zusammenhang mit den damit verbundenen Handlungsmöglichkeiten stehen (sog. „embodied cognition”). Unsere Kognitionen, d. h. wie wir Objekte oder auch Ereignisse in der Umwelt repräsentieren, hängen demnach von den eigenen Handlungserfahrungen ab. Das Ziel dieses Übersichtsartikels besteht darin, aktuelle Ergebnisse sowohl aus der verhaltens- als auch der neurowissenschaftlichen Forschung zu dokumentieren. Diese zeigen, dass sensomotorische Erfahrungen die Kognitionen beeinflussen. Bewegungserfahrung spielt deshalb eine zentrale Rolle innerhalb des „embodied cognition Ansatzes”. Aus diesem Grund erscheint es sinnvoll, dass Forscher aus den Bereichen der Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften sowie der Sportpsychologie und Motorikforschung zusammenarbeiten, um die Theorien zu „embodied cognition” weiter voran zu bringen.

Exploring the Boundaries of the Number–Temporal Order Association

2015 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana Ganor-Stern
Keyword(s):  
Embodied Cognition ◽  
Mental Representation ◽  
Temporal Order ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Numerical Comparison ◽  
Negative Number ◽  
Comparison Task ◽  
Negative Numbers ◽  
The Past

Past research has shown that numbers are associated with order in time such that performance in a numerical comparison task is enhanced when number pairs appear in ascending order, when the larger number follows the smaller one. This was found in the past for the integers 1–9 ( Ben-Meir, Ganor-Stern, & Tzelgov, 2013 ; Müller & Schwarz, 2008 ). In the present study we explored whether the advantage for processing numbers in ascending order exists also for fractions and negative numbers. The results demonstrate this advantage for fraction pairs and for integer-fraction pairs. However, the opposite advantage for descending order was found for negative numbers and for positive-negative number pairs. These findings are interpreted in the context of embodied cognition approaches and current theories on the mental representation of fractions and negative numbers.

Moving to Solution

2013 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 403-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Werner ◽  
M. Raab
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Embodied Cognition ◽  
Cognitive Functions ◽  
Problem Space ◽  
Arm Swing ◽  
String Problem ◽  
Problem Solving Process ◽  
Problem Solving Task ◽  
Bodily Movements

Embodied cognition theories suggest a link between bodily movements and cognitive functions. Given such a link, it is assumed that movement influences the two main stages of problem solving: creating a problem space and creating solutions. This study explores how specific the link between bodily movements and the problem-solving process is. Seventy-two participants were tested with variations of the two-string problem (Experiment 1) and the water-jar problem (Experiment 2), allowing for two possible solutions. In Experiment 1 participants were primed with arm-swing movements (swing group) and step movements on a chair (step group). In Experiment 2 participants sat in front of three jars with glass marbles and had to sort these marbles from the outer jars to the middle one (plus group) or vice versa (minus group). Results showed more swing-like solutions in the swing group and more step-like solutions in the step group, and more addition solutions in the plus group and more subtraction solutions in the minus group. This specificity of the connection between movement and problem-solving task will allow further experiments to investigate how bodily movements influence the stages of problem solving.

Embodied Cognition Gropes for Coherence

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 54 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. Adams
Keyword(s):  
Embodied Cognition
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