Submissions tagged with language
(3 documents)
Where did Words Come from? A Linking Theory of Sound Symbolism and Natural Language Evolution
Where did words come from? The traditional view is that the relation between the sound of a word and its meaning is arbitrary. An alternative hypothesis, known as sound symbolism, holds that form-m...
Received 06 October 2008 00:20 GMT; Posted 06 October 2008
Posted to: Developmental Biology, Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, Neuroscience
Body-specific representations of action word meanings in right and left handers
If understanding action words involves mentally simulating our own actions, then the neurocognitive representation of word meanings must differ for people with different kinds of bodies, who perfor...
Received 15 November 2007 10:23 GMT; Posted 15 November 2007
Posted to: Neuroscience
Semiotic Dynamics Solves the Symbol Grounding Problem
Language requires the capacity to link symbols (words, sentences) through the intermediary of internal representations to the physical world, a process known as symbol grounding. One of the biggest...
Received 17 October 2007 11:04 GMT; Posted 17 October 2007
Posted to: Neuroscience