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1 - The Embodiment Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 September 2022

L. David Ritchie
L. David Ritchie
Affiliation:
Portland State University
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The introduction briefly summarizes the contrasts between traditional views about mind and communication, including the computer and code metaphors.It summarizes the central perspective of the book, that human communication is embodied in a biological sense, as well as in a social and cultural sense, and briefly explains the meaning of these terms. It presents a case for conceptual clarity as a basis for critiquing conventional terminology based on computer and code metaphors, and proposes a more direct and accurate set of terms.

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embodimenthomeostasisperceptual simulationsheuristicsevolutionsignalinglanguagemeta-languagemetaphor
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Feeling, Thinking, and Talking
How the Embodied Brain Shapes Everyday Communication
 , pp. 1 - 18
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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