Embodiment, language and mimesis
(2007) p.297-337- Abstract
- The present focus on embodiment in cognitive science undervalues concepts such as convention/norm, representation and consciousness. I argue that these concepts constitute essential properties of language, and this makes it problematic for “embodiment theories” to account for human language and cognition. These difficulties are illustrated by examining a particular, highly influential approach to embodied cognition, that of Lakoff and Johnson (1999), and exposing the problematic character of the notion of the “cognitive unconscious”. To attempt a reconciliation between embodiment and language, I turn to the concept of (bodily) mimesis, and propose the notion of mimetic schema as a mediator between the individual human body and collective... (More)
- The present focus on embodiment in cognitive science undervalues concepts such as convention/norm, representation and consciousness. I argue that these concepts constitute essential properties of language, and this makes it problematic for “embodiment theories” to account for human language and cognition. These difficulties are illustrated by examining a particular, highly influential approach to embodied cognition, that of Lakoff and Johnson (1999), and exposing the problematic character of the notion of the “cognitive unconscious”. To attempt a reconciliation between embodiment and language, I turn to the concept of (bodily) mimesis, and propose the notion of mimetic schema as a mediator between the individual human body and collective language. (Less)
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- author
- Zlatev, Jordan LU
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- publishing date
- 2007
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- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- consciousness, bodily mimesis, conventions, mimetic schemas, representation
- host publication
- Body, Language, Mind. Vol 1: Embodiment
- editor
- Ziemke, Tom ; Zlatev, Jordan and Franck, Roslyn
- pages
- 297 - 337
- publisher
- Mouton de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 1861-4132
- language
- English
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- yes
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