Embodiment: A Brief Overview

One of the bewildering conceptions within the realm of cognitive science has been the perception of meaning and understanding, which has inadequately been approached by previous theories of cognition. Recently, there have been radical shifts in developments in cognitive science toward the theory of...

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Published inInternational journal of applied linguistics & English literature Vol. 4; no. 1; p. 73
Main Authors Fahim, Mansoor, Samaneh Eslamdoost
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Footscray Australian International Academic Centre PTY. Ltd (AIAC) 01.01.2015
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Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive science
Embodiment
Meaning
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Summary:One of the bewildering conceptions within the realm of cognitive science has been the perception of meaning and understanding, which has inadequately been approached by previous theories of cognition. Recently, there have been radical shifts in developments in cognitive science toward the theory of Embodiment. On the word of this newfangled standpoint, it is widely accepted that body plays a central role in meaning making. In this novel approach, making linguistic meanings which is closely related to our actions is precisely the point. Several investigations have endeavored to provide the estimates of embodiment by examining the effect of body movements on cognition. A considerable amount of literature has proved that the cognitive capacities are constructed and dependent on the bodily actions through the interaction with the external world.
ISSN:2200-3592
2200-3452
DOI:10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.4n.1p.73