Paul Thibault, M. A. K. Halliday

Brain, Mind and the Signifying Body

An Ecosocial Semiotic Theory

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Provides an exploration of a multimodal theory of cognitive science. This work analyses how social and biological systems interact to produce meaning. This study is of interest to undergraduates and academics researching cognitive linguistics and advanced

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Continnuum-3PL
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 710g
• ISBN-13: 9780826469656
• ISBN-10: 0826469655
• Artikelnr.: 22219025

Autorenporträt

Paul J. Thibault is Professor in Linguistics and Media Communication, Agder University, Kristiansand, Norway.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by M. A. K. Halliday
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Sensori-Motor Activity, Movement, and Social Meaning-Making
3.Body Dynamics, Meaning-Making, and Scale Heterogeneity
4.The Semiotic Basis of Consciousness
5. The Metafunctional Character of Consciousness
6. Brain, Meaning, and Consciousness