Culture, body, and language: conceptualizations of internal body organs across cultures and languages

One of the central themes in cognitive linguistics is the uniquely human development of some higher potential called the "mind" and, more particularly, the intertwining of body and mind, which has come to be known as embodiment. Several books and volumes have explored this theme in length....

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Other Authors: Sharifian, Farzad 1964-2020 (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin Mouton de Gruyter 2008
Series:Applications of cognitive linguistics 7
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Summary:One of the central themes in cognitive linguistics is the uniquely human development of some higher potential called the "mind" and, more particularly, the intertwining of body and mind, which has come to be known as embodiment. Several books and volumes have explored this theme in length. However, the interaction between culture, body and language has not received the due attention that it deserves. Naturally, any serious exploration of the interface between body, language and culture would require an analytical tool that would capture the ways in which different cultural groups con
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (X, 431 S.)
ISBN:9783110199109
DOI:10.1515/9783110199109

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