| Cognitive Morphodynamics: Dynamical Morphological Models of Constituency in Perception and Syntax Contributor(s): Brandt, Per Aage (Other), Wildgen, Wolfgang (Other), Van Heusden, Barend (Other) |
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ISBN: 3034304757 ISBN-13: 9783034304757 Publisher: Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P OUR PRICE: $103.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation - Mathematics - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition |
| Dewey: 415.9 |
| LCCN: 2011006638 |
| Series: European Semiotics / Semiotiques Europeennes |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6" W x 9" (0.92 lbs) 310 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book - written in collaboration with Ren Doursat, director of the Complex Systems Institute, Paris - adds a new dimension to Cognitive Grammars. It provides a rigorous, operational mathematical foundation, which draws from topology, geometry and dynamical systems to model iconic image-schemas and conceptual archetypes . It defends the thesis that Ren Thom's morphodynamics is especially well suited to the task and allows to transform the morphological structures of perception into Gestalt-like, abstract, proto-linguistic schemas that can act as inputs into higher-level specific linguistic routines. Cognitive Grammars have drawn upon the view that the deep syntactic and semantic structures of language, such as prepositions and case roles, are grounded in perception and action. This study raises difficult problems, which thus far have not been addressed as a mathematical challenge. Cognitive Morphodynamics shows how this gap can be filled. |
