Word as Object: A View of Language at Hand

Here we develop a view of language as a form of material engagement, one that foregrounds its embodied and ecological character. Achieving such a view, however, requires disabusing ourselves of certain received and deeply entrenched notions. We present a thought experiment meant to illuminate the ma...

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Authors: Elias, John Z. (Author) ; Gallagher, Shaun 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Journal of cognition and culture
Year: 2014, Volume: 14, Issue: 5, Pages: 373-384
Further subjects:B Language artifact ecological approaches material engagement embodiment
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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