TY - JOUR
T1 - Activating metaphors
T2 - exploring the embodied nature of metaphorical mapping in political discourse
AU - Giovanelli, Marcello
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Communication Teacher on 22/12/15, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17404622.2015.1102303
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - In this unit activity, I explore how students can make use of the principles of embodied cognition and meaning, and specifically the embodied nature of metaphor to explore political discourse and communication. Work in cognitive linguistics has highlighted the fact that humans construct a view of reality that is informed by our species-specific capacities and limitations, and our interaction with the social and physical world (Tyler, 2012). In these terms, language itself can be viewed as derived from conceptualizations that are based on physical and sensory images (Holme, 2012). Together these comprise a theory of embodied cognition that can be utilised in an educational context (Giovanelli 2014).
AB - In this unit activity, I explore how students can make use of the principles of embodied cognition and meaning, and specifically the embodied nature of metaphor to explore political discourse and communication. Work in cognitive linguistics has highlighted the fact that humans construct a view of reality that is informed by our species-specific capacities and limitations, and our interaction with the social and physical world (Tyler, 2012). In these terms, language itself can be viewed as derived from conceptualizations that are based on physical and sensory images (Holme, 2012). Together these comprise a theory of embodied cognition that can be utilised in an educational context (Giovanelli 2014).
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17404622.2015.1102303
U2 - 10.1080/17404622.2015.1102303
DO - 10.1080/17404622.2015.1102303
M3 - Article
SN - 1740-4622
VL - 30
SP - 39
EP - 44
JO - Communication Teacher
JF - Communication Teacher
IS - 1
ER -