2 options
Brain, mind, and the signifying body : an ecosocial semiotic theory / Paul J. Thibault ; with a foreword by M.A.K. Halliday.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thibault, Paul J.
- Series:
- Open linguistics series.
- Open linguistics series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Semiotics--Social aspects.
- Semiotics.
- Psycholinguistics.
- Discourse analysis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (363 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Continuum, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Brain, Mind and the Signifying Body is an exploration of a multimodal theory of cognitive science. Using linguistic theories first developed by Saussure and more latterly by M. A. K. Halliday, Paul Thibault analyses how social and biological systems interact to produce meaning. This fascinating study will be of interest to undergraduates and academics researching cognitive linguistics and advanced semiotics. The book engages with the current dialogue between the human and life sciences to ask questions about the relationship between the physical, biological aspects of a human being, and the so
- Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword by M.A.K. Halliday; Preface; PART I; Chapter 1:Introduction; Part II; Chapter 2: Sensori-motor Activity, Movement, and Social Meaning-making: Rethinking the Expression Plane of Semiosis; Chapter 3: Body Dynamics, Meaning-making, and Scale Heterogeneity: Expression and Content as Cross-scalar Semiotic Processes Embedding the Body-brain in its Ecosocial Environment; Part III; Chapter 4: The Semiotic Basis of Consciousness
- Chapter 5: The Metafunctional Character of Consciousness: Some Correlations Between the Neurobiological and Semiotic DimensionsChapter 6: Brain, Meaning, and Consciousness; Epilogue; References; Name Index; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [318]-330) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786611298982
- 9786613123213
- 9781441171184
- 1441171185
- 9781281298980
- 1281298980
- 9781283123211
- 1283123215
- 9781847141521
- 1847141528
- OCLC:
- 290596109
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.