Feeling, Thinking, and Talking - L. David Ritchie

Feeling, Thinking, and Talking

How the Embodied Brain Shapes Everyday Communication
Buch | Hardcover
300 Seiten
2022
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-83904-4 (ISBN)
118,45 inkl. MwSt
Combining theories from communication studies and psycholinguistics, this pioneering book explains how neurology, evolution and social structure interact in communication. Key concepts are introduced in an easy-to-read style, and examples from everyday conversation are used throughout, making it essential reading for researchers and students alike.
The way the brain, body, and mind interact with social structure to shape communication has so far not received the attention it deserves. This book addresses this gap by providing a novel account of communication as a social, biological and neurological force. Combining theories from communication studies and psycholinguistics, and drawing on biological and evolutionary perspectives, it shows how communication is inherently both biological and social, and that language and the neural systems that support it have evolved in response to a complex social environment. It introduces a clear set of terms based on current research, and illustrates key concepts using real-life examples from everyday conversation - speaking to a number of current debates around the evolutionary and biological basis of language, and the relationship between language, cognition, and environment. Thought provoking and engaging, it will change the way we think about the relationship between communication and cognition.

L. David Ritchie is Professor of Communication at Portland State University. He is the author of four books, including three on metaphor theory, and has contributed extensively to journals and edited volumes.

Preface: The genesis and intentions of this book; 1. The embodiment perspective; 2. Homeostasis: Perception, feelings, and signaling; 3. How language and conversation evolved; 4. Thinking: Using and understanding language; 5. Emotion; 6. Signals; 7. Context; 8. Relationships and groups; 9. Conversation; 10. Play; 11. Metaphor; 12. Humor and irony; 13. Stories; 14. Media technology, social reality, and discourse; 15. Recap: Homeostasis and communication.

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Zusatzinfo Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 159 x 235 mm
Gewicht 670 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10 1-108-83904-5 / 1108839045
ISBN-13 978-1-108-83904-4 / 9781108839044
Zustand Neuware
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