Sökning: "conceptual metaphors"

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  1. 11. Technology, Language and Thought : Extensions of Meaning in the English Lexicon

    Författare :Marlene Johansson Falck; Ulf Magnusson; Dirk Geeraerts; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cognitive linguistics; cognitive tools; language; English; sense development; meaning extension; thought; metaphors; metonymies; scaffoldings; entrenchment; technology; electricity; steam engines; motor vehicles; roads; ways; Languages and linguistics; Språkvetenskap; English; engelska; Engelska med didaktiskt inriktning;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis, the relationship between technological innovation and the development of language and thought is analysed. For this purpose, three different fields of technology are investigated: 1) the steam engine, 2) electricity, and 3) motor vehicles, roads and ways. LÄS MER

  2. 12. Själens arkitektur : Subtil anatomi som upplevelse, förkroppsligande och självförståelse, 1875–2020

    Författare :Malin Fitger; Egil Asprem; Per Faxneld; Peter Åkerbäck; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Subtle energy; Subtle anatomy; Subtle body; kundalini; modern yoga; meditation; modern spirituality; new religious movements; New Age; esotericism; metaphors; embodiment; embodied cognition; History of Religion; religionshistoria;

    Sammanfattning : Contemporary forms of yoga and meditation, New Age-inspired practices, and alternative medicine share a conception of the body and mind as composed of “energy.” It depicts the soul, spirit, or consciousness as a form that adepts of spiritual practices can learn to “see” and “feel. LÄS MER

  3. 13. Textmedierade virtuella världar : Narration, perception och kognition

    Författare :Ulf Pettersson; Lars Elleström; Paul Tenngart; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; intermediality; virtual worlds; possible worlds; fictional worlds; storyworlds; reader response; semiotics; Gestalt psychology; cognitive linguistics; cognitive psychology; cognitive poetics; reading process; mental models; situation models; schemata; scripts; narratology; diegetic levels; focalization; transactional theory; iconicity; immersion; aesthetic illusion; gaps; concretization; mental places; integration network models; blending; conceptual metaphors; Intermedialitet; läsprocess; mentala bilder; mentala modeller; möjliga världar; fiktionsvärldar; virtuella världar; mentala platser; semiotik; kognitionsforskning; kognitiv semantik; kognitiv lingvistik; kognitiv poetik; narratologi; fokalisering; diegetiska nivåer; luckor; schemata; scripts; estetisk illusion; ikonicitet;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis synthezises theories from intermedia studies, semiotics, Gestalt psychology, cognitive linguistics, cognitive psychology, cognitive poetics, reader response criticism, narratology and possible worlds-theories adjusted to literary studies. The aim is to provide a transdisciplinary explanatory model of the transaction between text and reader during the reading process resulting in the reader experiencing a mental, virtual world. LÄS MER

  4. 14. Fångna i begreppen? : Revolution, tid och politik i svensk socialistisk press 1917–1924

    Författare :Karin Jonsson; Lars Ekdahl; Ylva Waldemarson; Lars Berggren; Södertörns högskola; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Labour movement history; conceptual history; revolution; February revolution; October revolution; the Swedish revolution; political revolution; social revolution; world revolution; revolutionary; anarchism; social democracy; syndicalism; left socialism; reform; evolution; determinism; voluntarism; Judaeo-Christian metaphors; Arbetarrörelsens historia; begreppshistoria; revolution; februarirevolutionen; oktoberrevolutionen; den svenska revolutionen; politisk revolution; social revolution; världsrevolution; revolutionär; anarkism; socialdemokrati; syndikalism; vänstersocialism; reform; evolution; determinism; volontarism; judisk-kristna metaforer; Historical Studies; Historiska studier; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis studies the uses of the concept of revolution in Swedish socialist press from 1917 to 1924. Political revolution and civil wars shook several countries. The Russian February and October Revolutions were soon followed by uprisings in countries such as Germany and Finland. LÄS MER

  5. 15. Experiencing Molecular Processes : The Role of Representations for Students' Conceptual Understanding

    Författare :Caroline Larsson; Lena Tibell; Astrid Bulte; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Knowledge of molecular processes is crucial for fundamental understanding of the world and diverse technological applications. However, they cannot be clearly related to any directly experienced phenomena and may be very different from our intuitive expectations. LÄS MER