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Aspecte ale unui model cognitiv idealizat
Fragments of an Idealised Cognitive Model

Author(s): Oana Smoleanu
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Universitatea Petrol-Gaze din Ploieşti
Keywords: Scenario; prototypes; image schema; ICM

Summary/Abstract: Through metaphor we give cognitive shape and make visible what seems amorphous; we structure concepts, complex as they are, by means of a scenario in which the cognitive metaphors converge. The paper may be regarded as an attempt to elaborate on the following quotation: "A schema serves as a mediating representation which is intellectual in one sense, sensible in another. Thus, a schema is directly activated in terms of sensory experience and can plausibly be thought to provide an interpretation of that experience. As a cognitive scientist might put it today, Kant’s definition of schema may be considered as part of the world of 'mental representation'" (Gardner, 1985).

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 15-22
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English
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