Language From The Body
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Language From The Body
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Author : Sarah F. Taub
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2001-02-26
Language From The Body written by Sarah F. Taub and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-02-26 with Psychology categories.
What is the role of meaning in linguistic theory? Generative linguists have severely limited the influence of meaning, claiming that language is not affected by other cognitive processes and that semantics does not influence linguistic form. Conversely, cognitivist and functionalist linguists believe that meaning pervades and motivates all levels of linguistic structure. This dispute can be resolved conclusively by evidence from signed languages. Signed languages are full of iconic linguistic items: words, inflections, and even syntactic constructions with structural similarities between their physical form and their referents' form. Iconic items can have concrete meanings and also abstract meanings through conceptual metaphors. Language from the Body rebuts the generativist linguistic theories which separate form and meaning and asserts that iconicity can only be described in a cognitivist framework where meaning can influence form.
The Language Of The Body
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Author : Alexander Lowen
language : en
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Release Date : 1958
The Language Of The Body written by Alexander Lowen and has been published by MacMillan Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
A guide to physical and psychic joy. The Language of the Body is the psychological masterpiece that showed how and why conventional analysis was failing. And itʼs the spark that ignited the movement toward body language as the key - and cure - for many psychological problems. Millions of Americans have become victims of their tension-producing environment. They have lost sensibility and sensuality in the struggle for survival. They have betrayed their bodies - and their bodies are betraying them. Dr. Alexander Lowen brilliantly demonstrates how body is the mirror of character and can act as the clue to emotional disorders. A pioneer in the dramatically successful field of bioenergetic analysis, Dr. Lowen explains this method of therapy and documents his work with detailed case histories as well as psychological and physical descriptions of a host of character types: oral, masochistic, hysterical, Phallic-narcissistic, passive-feminine, schizophrenic and schizoid. What emerges is the clear and astonishing relationship of personality functioning to patterns of bodily movement and muscular tension, and a classic portrait of the disturbed individual in his many physical guises. The Language of the Body is an eloquent contribution to the understanding and treatment of human emotional disturbance.
Culture Body And Language
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Author : Farzad Sharifian
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2008-11-03
Culture Body And Language written by Farzad Sharifian and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
One of the central themes in cognitive linguistics is the uniquely human development of some higher potential called the "mind" and, more particularly, the intertwining of body and mind, which has come to be known as embodiment. Several books and volumes have explored this theme in length. However, the interaction between culture, body and language has not received the due attention that it deserves. Naturally, any serious exploration of the interface between body, language and culture would require an analytical tool that would capture the ways in which different cultural groups conceptualize their feelings, thinking, and other experiences in relation to body and language. A well-established notion that appears to be promising in this direction is that of cultural models, constituting the building blocks of a group's cultural cognition. The volume results from an attempt to bring together a group of scholars from various language backgrounds to make a collective attempt to explore the relationship between body, language and culture by focusing on conceptualizations of the heart and other internal body organs across a number of languages. The general aim of this venture is to explore (a) the ways in which internal body organs have been employed in different languages to conceptualize human experiences such as emotions and/or workings of the mind, and (b) the cultural models that appear to account for the observed similarities as well as differences of the various conceptualizations of internal body organs. The volume as a whole engages not only with linguistic analyses of terms that refer to internal body organs across different languages but also with the origin of the cultural models that are associated with internal body organs in different cultural systems, such as ethnomedical and religious traditions. Some contributions also discuss their findings in relations to some philosophical doctrines that have addressed the relationship between mind, body, and language, such as that of Descartes.
Language Body And Health
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Author : Paul McPherron
language : en
Publisher: Mouton De Gruyter
Release Date : 2011
Language Body And Health written by Paul McPherron and has been published by Mouton De Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Education categories.
This edited book addresses ways in which "bodies" conceived broadly get languaged, and ways in which ideas of "normalcy" and "normal" bodies are held in place and reproduced. The articles show how it is through this medium that people with ailments or "unusual" bodies get positioned and slotted in certain ways. Calling attention to a host of discourses biomedical, societal, poststructuralist the chapters pierce the general veil of silence that we have collectively drawn regarding how some of our most intimate body (dis)functions impact our everyday living and sense of "normalcy.""
Body Language Reading
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Author : Oliver Bennet
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-02-22
Body Language Reading written by Oliver Bennet and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-22 with categories.
⭐ 55% OFF for Bookstores! NOW at $ 24.99 instead of $ 36.95 ⭐ Do you want to find out the secrets of body language?Do you want to find out if you can trust that person? If you answered "YES," keep reading... Words cannot give full coverage of someone's personality traits. Body language is a kind of communication to express the info. Such behavior includes touch, body posture, gestures, eye motion, facial expressions, and distance. Body language shouldn't be confused with sign language. Sign languages are complete languages, just like spoken languages. They have their own complicated grammar systems, as well as the ability to exhibit fundamental properties that exist in most languages. Body language, in contrast, does not have a grammar program. It must be interpreted widely rather than having a complete significance corresponding with a specific motion. Once you get to know the body movements of another person better, you can also understand what makes them unique. The more you know about a person, the better you can conclude the best strategy for persuasion. For this reason, this book includes the following topics: personality development mirroring How to Influence Anyone with Body Language How to Use the Knowledge of Non-Verbal Language in Practice? Body Language and Persuasion And much more.... Would you like to know more? Scroll up and click the "Buy Now" button!
The Body In Language
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Author : Horst Ruthrof
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-12-17
The Body In Language written by Horst Ruthrof and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-17 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book opposes the position that meanings can be explained by way of intralinguistic relations, as in structural linguistics and its successors, and rejects definitional descriptions of meaning as well as naturalistic accounts. The idea that we are able to live by strings of mere signifiers is shown to rest on a misconception. Ruthrof also attempts an explanation of why arguments grounded in a post-Saussurean view of language, as for instance certain feminist theories, find it so difficult to show how precisely the body can be reclaimed as an integral part of linguistic signs. In reinstating the body in language, Ruthrof draws on Peirce, Husserl, Heidegger, Wittgenstein and Derrida, cognitive linguistics and rhetoric, as well as on the writings of Helen Keller.
Body Language
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Author : Harvey Segler
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-03-02
Body Language written by Harvey Segler and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-02 with Body language categories.
The New Body Language Book With All The Secrets Is Finally Here! And you can benefit from them right away! ***Claim your FREE Bonus Inside!*** "Body Language" Is Now Available For You For Only $8.97! Normal Price $11.97. Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device. When we talk we say very little because it's our body that does the real talking! We express so much more subconsciously through our physical behavior, body posture, gestures, eye movement, facial expressions, touch and the use of space. So why not learn how to use this to your advantage? Or just take time to read about because it is very interesting. Body Language is a powerful tool that you can use in every aspect of your life. This book will give you an in depth insight into how to read body language to decipher the hidden agenda of any dialogue or interaction. But also how you could use it yourself and when to do it. Mastering the skills in this book will enhance your relationships with your spouse, partner or family members, it could even further your career by helping you to ace that interview or even help you to build a great rapport with your work colleagues or boss. Contrary to common belief learning how to read body language is not difficult. Body Language takes you by the hand and shows you how anyone can read the tell-tale signs of body language and with it know what the other person is REALLY thinking contrary to what they might be actually saying. The skills you will learn in this book will vastly improve your social interactions and relationships whether they be business or pleasure. This book has the ability to totally change your life. You will learn what body language signs you should look for when you want to know whether the person who is talking to you is telling the truth or is trying to con you. It will always give you that edge so you can adjust your game plan to steer things in the direction YOU want! Here is a sneak peek about what will learn and read about: Another Real Language The Silence of a Thousand Words Mind Over Matter or Matter Over Mind? The Method Behind the Madness Power Poses The Secret Handshake The Power of the Palm of Your Hand Reading Body Language Download your copy today! Take action today and download this book for 8.97! Normal price is 11.97! Scroll to the top and press the "Buy now with 1-Click" button tags: body language, signs body posture, body language attraction, body language of women, understanding body language, importance of body language, body language gestures, body language of men, body language communication, female body language, body languages, body language in communication, women body language signs of attraction, interpreting body language, girls body language importance of body language in communication, body language cues, the power of body language, male body language, human body language, body language signals, body language of love, body language of attraction, body language interpretation flirting body language, body postures, body language women, men body language body language love, body language books
Language Your Body Speaks
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Author : Ellen Meredith
language : en
Publisher: New World Library
Release Date : 2020-05-05
Language Your Body Speaks written by Ellen Meredith and has been published by New World Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-05 with Health & Fitness categories.
Activate Your Unique, Built-In Healer The language your body speaks is energy. Just under the surface of your awareness, your body, mind, and spirit are using energetic signaling to communicate constantly with one another. This clear and practical guide teaches you how to understand and "speak" energy so you can participate in your body, mind, and spirit's unique creation of self. Easy-to-use explorations, exercises, and practices enable you to tap into your internal guidance system and activate your body's innate capacity to thrive.
The Body In Language
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Author : Matthias Brenzinger
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2014-07-17
The Body In Language written by Matthias Brenzinger and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-17 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The Body in Language provides theoretical reflections on grammaticalization, lexical semantics, philosophy, multimodal communication as well as on cognitive linguistics in general. Case studies discuss the embodiment in a wide range of languages and from diverse cultures on various continents.
Body Language Communication
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Author : Cornelia Müller
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2013
Body Language Communication written by Cornelia Müller and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Human body and language categories.
This handbook documents the state of the art of how bodily movements relate to language. It interrogates the term 'nonverbal communication' and popular notions like 'body language', revealing instead the subtle connections between language and the body. The volume includes topics such as the multimodal nature of language, the embodiment as a resource for meaning-making, and the conceptualization as felt experience.