Levels of Meaning, Embodiment, and Communication
@article{Zlatev2009LevelsOM, title={Levels of Meaning, Embodiment, and Communication}, author={Jordan Zlatev}, journal={Cybern. Hum. Knowing}, year={2009}, volume={16}, pages={149-174} }
1. Introduction The ways in which the (human) body shapes meaning and thought, and the various roles it plays in communication, have received a great deal of attention during the last few decades. However, behind the slogan-like notion of the " embodied mind " lie a plethora of different concepts and theoretical frameworks, and the extent to which they are mutually compatible remains unclear (cf. Ziemke, Zlatev and Frank 2007; Krois et al. 2007).
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