Brain, Body, and Talk

What Cognitive Science Tells Us about Communication
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-1-009-56545-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten

Based on the most recent research findings in cognitive and neurological linguistics, this book offers a comprehensive and accessible study of cognition in relation to mind-body communication. Looking closely at how we use language to talk, write, build and maintain relationships, Ritchie's book explores how we interact with another person's external signalling to create meaning and influence action. The real-life examples that illustrate different approaches will help readers connect the ideas to their own unique communication experiences and styles. Covering a range of material, including conversation structure, language evolution and media technology, each chapter concludes with a summary, allowing readers to consider how ideas covered may be useful in everyday communication. This research would be of interest to non-academic readers and intermediate-level students intrigued by the intersections of linguistics, philosophy and psychology and taking courses on psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics and the philosophy of language.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ritchie, L. David

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface: brain, body and mind after 40 years (Everything I believed in 1983 was wrong); 1. Introduction; 2. The biological brain; 3. The mental brain; 4. The social and cultural brain; 5. Signals and meanings; 6. Language evolution; 7. Language in use; 8. Conversation structure; 9. Conducting conversation; 10. Extensions of language: metaphors, humor, and irony; 11. Discourse and media technology; 12. Coda; Additional reading; Glossary; References; Appendix. Discourse samples.

Über Autor(innen)

Ritchie, L. David
L. David Ritchie is Professor Emeritus of Communication at Portland State University and author of Feeling, Thinking and Talking: How the Embodied Brain Shapes Everyday Communication (Cambridge University Press, 2022). His primary research focus includes metaphor use, storytelling and humour in naturally occurring discourse.