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2 - Language as a Representation of Thought

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2020

Thora Tenbrink
Affiliation:
Bangor University
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Chapter 2 discusses the relationship between language and thought from a methodological perspective. It explores how language has been viewed as a representation of thought, and used as a 'window' to human cognition, across various disciplines, spanning cognitive science, psycholinguistics, and other areas. In cognitive science, unconstrained verbal production data are frequently used to investigate dynamic cognitive processes, whereas psycholinguistic approaches address cognitively significant distinctions between a set of available options in controlled situations, typically with a focus on language production and comprehension. Following a general outline of other relevant disciplines and areas in which cognition is addressed through language, this chapter spells out in some detail how CODA builds on, relates to, and is distinct from both of these most central approaches.

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Cognitive Discourse Analysis
An Introduction
, pp. 32 - 56
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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