A master thesis from Aalborg University
Zen and the Art of Spatio-temporal Analogy: A Surfer's Vision of Semi
Author(s)
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2009
Submitted on
2009-02-26
Pages
40 pages
Abstract
Drawing on a range of interrelated phenomena, I present an ontological perspective on language that transcends the limitations inherent in spatial relations. The rational framework for this approach is based on the notion of embodied cognition (EC), which characterises the mind as physically grounded in its situated presence. My contribution to EC concerns the nature of situated presence, which I describe as oscillatory. If oscillations thereby ground intentionality, they might help to explain the patterns and processes evident in language.
Keywords
Cognitive Grammar ; Spatial perception ; Semiotics ; Temporality ; Oscillations ; Surfing ; Surfboard design ; Phenomenology ; Dimensionality ; Triadic relations ; Spatio-temporal continuum ; Reflexivity ; Optic flow ; Occularcentric ; Embodiment ; Serotonin ; Latent inhibition ; Meditation ; Transcendence ; Synaesthesia ; Biomimicry ; Functional Grammar ; Conceptualisation ; Resonance
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