Open AccessMultiple representational and dynamic conceptual analysis in the wild
Author(s) -
Josie Helen Siman,
Nuno Fidelino de Figueiredo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
fórum lingüístico
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1984-8412
pISSN - 1415-8698
DOI - 10.5007/1984-8412.2021.e74461
Subject(s) - introspection , cognition , representation (politics) , cognitive science , computer science , semantics (computer science) , cognitive psychology , empirical research , linguistics , psychology , epistemology , philosophy , neuroscience , politics , political science , law , programming language
Cognitive semantics has different research methods, such as introspection, corpora analysis, interaction analysis, and experiments. The analysis of “data in the wild” (corpora and interaction) is generally informed by theories, but rarely by the current landscape of experiments’ findings on language and cognition. The goal of this paper is twofold: first, we want to highlight the possibility and importance of shortening the gap between theory, empirical evidence, and analysis of data in the wild in the study of cognition. Second, we suggest that resorting to the state of the art of empirical research about language and cognition allows for more flexible analyses, which may surpass the limits of current theories. In order to do that, we (i) provide a current overview of neuro and psycholinguistic findings about the grounding of concrete and abstract concepts, (ii) discuss how these findings can support linguistic data analysis, and (iii) emphasize trends toward multiple representation theories and dynamic systems.