The book illustrates how the human ability to adapt to the environment and interact with it can explain our linguistic representation of the world as constrained by our bodies and sensory perception.

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The book illustrates how the human ability to adapt to the environment and interact with it can explain our linguistic representation of the world as constrained by our bodies and sensory perception. The different chapters discuss philosophical, scientific, and linguistic perspectives on embodiment and body perception, highlighting the core mechanisms humans employ to acquire knowledge of reality. These processes are based on sensory experience and interaction through communication.
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Discusses novel philosophical and linguistic perspectives on sensory perception Explores the role of verbal expressions, metaphors and synaesthesia in stimuli perception Describes possible discrepancy between sensory experience and its verbal description
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9783319912769
Publisert
2018-07-31
Utgiver
Springer International Publishing AG
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
Research, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
15