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  • 4 - Thinking

  • L. David Ritchie, Portland State University
  • Book:
    Feeling, Thinking, and Talking
    Published online:
    08 September 2022
    Print publication:
    15 September 2022, pp 81-100

  • Summary

    Chapter 4 begins with a discussion of consciousness, then summarizes and critiques the computer metaphor for thinking.It summarizes the role of perceptual and motor simulation in thinking and communication, along with some of the key research on simulation.It shows how simulations, semantic connections, and metaphors may be merged into a unified account of thinking and language use.

  • Abstract motion is no longer abstract

  • Teenie Matlock
  • Journal:
    Language and Cognition / Volume 2 / Issue 2 / June 2010
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    11 March 2014, pp. 243-260

  • Dynamic conceptualization is a fundamental notion in cognitive linguistics. Abstract motion is one type of dynamic conceptualization. It is said to structure descriptions of static scenes such as ‘The mountain range goes from Mexico to Canada’, and in doing so, invokes a subjective sense of motion or state change. In recent years, a growing body of experimental research supports this claim. However, additional work is needed to understand the dynamics of abstract motion and the extent to which it generalizes. This paper provides some background on abstract motion and reports two new experiments that investigate two unexplored types of abstract motion, including visual paths and pattern paths. Together, the results indicate that abstract motion plays a central role in language use and understanding.