Author : Alexandra Bagasheva
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027257361
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Figurativity and Human Ecology by : Alexandra Bagasheva
Download or read book Figurativity and Human Ecology written by Alexandra Bagasheva and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Figurativity has attracted scholars’ attention for thousands of years and yet there are still open questions concerning its nature. Figurativity and Human Ecology endorses a view of figurativity as ubiquitous in human reasoning and language, and as a key example of how a human organism and its perceived or imagined environment co-function as a system. The volume sees figurativity not only as embedded in an environment but also as a way of acting within that environment. It places figurativity within an ecological context, and approaches it as a phenomenon which cuts across bodily, psychological, linguistic, social, cultural and natural environments. Figurativity and Human Ecology will appeal to those interested in the analysis of the all-encompassing creativity of the human mind and in the methodological difficulties associated with the study of cognition.