Human mind and therefore language cannot be investigated in isolation from human embodiment. The notion embodiment is used to refer to the social and cultural context in which the body, cognition, and language are perpetually situated. By our recent investigations of metaphorical mappings we can provide the proof that a human body determines vital aspects of our existence and experience.
Translated title of the contributionTHE Phenomenon OF "embodyment" in cognitive linguistics
Original languageRussian
Pages (from-to)693-698
JournalКогнитивные исследования языка
Issue number33
StatePublished - 2018

    Research areas

  • SEMANTIC STRUCTURE OF THE WORD, cognitive linguistics, Embodiment, METAPHOR, CONCEPT, CONSCIOUSNESS

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