Language and Social Cognition: Expression of the Social Mind

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2009

Language and Social Cognition

Expression of the Social Mind

Edited by: Hanna Pishwa

Volume 206 in the series Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110216080

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About this book

In a collection of 16 papers, eminent scholars from several disciplines present diverse and yet cohering perspectives on the expression of social knowledge, its acquisition and management. Hence, the volume is an attempt to view the social functions of language in a novel, systematic way. Such an approach has been missing due to the complexity of the matter and the emphasis on purely cognitive properties of language.

The volume starts with a presentation of overarching issues of the social nature of humans and their language, providing strong evidence for the social fundaments of human nature and their reflection in language and culture. The second section demonstrates how social functions can be displayed in discourse by using language play and humor, irony and attributions as well as references to social schemas. The chapters in the third part examine a wide range of particular linguistic elements carrying social-cognitive functions. An important finding is that social-cognitive functions have to be inferred on the basis of social knowledge, frequently with the help of non-verbal cues, since languages offer only few direct expressions for them. In other words, linguistic devices used to express social content tend to be multifunctional. Interestingly, this multifunctionality does not prevent their rapid recognition.

The volume presents valuable information to linguists by widening the cognitive-linguistic framework and by contributing to a better understanding of the role of pragmatics. It is also beneficial to social and cognitive psychologists by offering a broader view on the encoding and decoding of social aspects. Finally, it offers a number of fruitful ideas to students of cultural and communication studies.

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Hanna Pishwa, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
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Chapter 1. Linguistic structures as cues for social cognitive functions: Introduction Hanna Pishwa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Section I: Social cognition and language
Chapter 2. The origin of the social approach in language and cognitive research exemplified by studies into the origin of language Nathalie Gontier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
Chapter 3. Fused bodies: Sense-making as a phenomenon of interacting, knowledgeable, social bodies Anders R. Hougaard and Gitte R. Hougaard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Chapter 4. Supracultural models, universalism and relativism: The language of personhood in Chinese and American cultures Jason D. Patent Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Chapter 5. The development of Turkish and Finnish words related to privacy Mai Kuha and M. Ali Bolgün Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Chapter 6. On collective cognition and language Fazad Sharifian Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Section II: Social cognition in discourse
Chapter 7. Conversational pragmatics and social cognition Thomas Holtgraves and Blake M. Anderson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Chapter 8. The creative construction of social orientation: Situated positioning with English as a lingua franca Andreas Langlotz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Chapter 9. Constructing knowledge schemas in the workplace: A microanalysis Susan Bridges and Brendan Bartlett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
Chapter 10. Corporate self-presentation and self-centredness: A case for cognitive Critical Discourse Analysis Veronika Koller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
Chapter 11. Distributed cognition and play in the quest for the double helix L. David Ritchie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
Chapter 12. Social aspects of verbal irony use Roger J. Kreuz and Gina M. Caucci Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325
Section III: Social cognitive functions of single structures
Chapter 13. Attribution theories wired into linguistic categories Klaus Fiedler and Peter Freytag Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
Chapter 14. Tuned to hidden messages: Exploring recurrent word combinations in English Rainer Schulze Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	371
Chapter 15. Emotion talk and emotional talk: Cognitive and discursive perspectives Monika Bednarek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	395
Chapter 16. From motion to emotion to interpersonal function: The case of fear predicates Eliza Kitis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	433
Chapter 17. Metaphor in mental representations of space, time and society: The cognitive linguistic approach Paul Chilton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	455
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	473

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Linguists, Scholars in the Fields of Social and Cognitive Psychology as well Cultural Studies and Communication Studies
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 476
Keywords: Cognitive linguistics; interpersonal communication; social interaction

eBook

Published: July 14, 2009
ISBN: 9783110216080

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Published: July 15, 2009
ISBN: 9783110205862