Titlebook: Derived Embodiment in Abstract Language; Theresa Schilhab Book 2017 Springer International Publishing AG 2017 Embodied cognition.Language

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seful to students in the humanities and general readers with.How does knowledge of phenomena and events we have no direct experiences of emerge? Having a brain that learns from being in the world, how can we conceive of prehistoric dinosaurs, Atlantis, unicorns or even ‘desire’? This book is about h

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Book 2017nceive of prehistoric dinosaurs, Atlantis, unicorns or even ‘desire’? This book is about how abstract knowledge becomes anchored in direct experiences through well-formed conversations..Within the framework of evolutionary biology and through the lens of contemporary studies in cognitive science, th

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978-3-319-85816-6Springer International Publishing AG 2017

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Theresa SchilhabBridges neurobiology and pedagogy by pointing to and exposing real mechanisms at play in conversations when we acquire abstract knowledge..Useful to students in the humanities and general readers with

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-26700-1n of humanity’s place in a real natural world. This latter tension is the actual driver that defines and ignites all discussions throughout this book. In this chapter 1 introduce the notion of interactional expertise-like knowledge (linguistic knowledge that is not based on direct experiences) to ac

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-93854-1y after we are cognitively anchored in reality. Hereafter, I address features central to language acquisition that I claim are crucial parameters in the explanation of abstract knowledge acquisition in derived embodiment processes. I discuss (1) the reality of the phenomenon, event, or object, (2) t