Embodiment and language comprehension: reframing the discussion

•This opinion proposes a pluralist view of language and embodiment.•A way out of the current impasse involving language and embodiment is proposed.•It is argued that it is important to take into account how language use is embedded in the environment.•Five levels of embeddedness are distinguished. T...

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Published in:Trends in cognitive sciences 2014-05, Vol.18 (5), p.229-234
Main Author: Zwaan, Rolf A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
comprehension
Comprehension - physiology
embodied cognition
embodiment
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Language
mental representation
Neurology
Perception - physiology
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Theories
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