Embodiment in Latin Semantics introduces theories of embodied meaning developed in the cognitive sciences to the study of Latin semantics. Bringing together contributions from an international group of scholars, the volume demonstrates the pervasive role that embodied cognitive structures and processes play in conventional Latin expression across levels of lexical, syntactic, and textual meaning construction. It shows not only the extent to which universal aspects of human embodiment are reflected in Latin's semantics, but also the ways in which Latin speakers capitalize on embodied understanding to express imaginative and culture-specific forms of meaning. In this way, the volume makes good on the potential of the embodiment hypothesis to enrich our understanding of meaning making in the Latin language, from the level of word sense to that of literary thematics. It should interest anyone concerned with how people, including in historical societies, create meaning through language.
| ISBN: | 9789027259394 |
| Publication date: | 11th May 2016 |
| Author: | William Michael Short |
| Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 271 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Language Companion Series |
| Genres: |
Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics |
Embodiment in Latin Semantics introduces theories of embodied meaning developed in the cognitive sciences to the study of Latin semantics. Bringing together contributions from an international group of scholars, the volume demonstrates the pervasive role that embodied cognitive structures and processes play in conventional Latin expression across levels of lexical, syntactic, and textual meaning construction. It shows not only the extent to which universal aspects of human embodiment are reflected in Latin's semantics, but also the ways in which Latin speakers capitalize on embodied understanding to express imaginative and culture-specific forms of meaning. In this way, the volume makes good on the potential of the embodiment hypothesis to enrich our understanding of meaning making in the Latin language, from the level of word sense to that of literary thematics. It should interest anyone concerned with how people, including in historical societies, create meaning through language.
Embodiment in Latin Semantics features in the following genres: Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics
Embodiment in Latin Semantics is available in Hardback
Embodiment in Latin Semantics was written by William Michael Short and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company
Embodiment in Latin Semantics has 271 pages
Yes it is part of Studies in Language Companion Series series