An Introduction to Embodied Cognition

Mansoor Fahim; Atefeh Rezanejad

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An Introduction to Embodied Cognition

Mansoor Fahim, Atefeh Rezanejad

Published in International Journal of Language and Linguistics (Volume 2, Issue 4)

Received: 3 August 2014 Accepted: 8 August 2014 Published: 20 August 2014

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This paper aimed at providing an overview on the post-cognitivist approach of embodiment theory. In the first section, a summary of the main tenets of the traditional cognitive theory are provided. Following the pros and cons of traditional cognitive theory, section two introduces the new trend in the field of cognitive science, i.e. the embodied cognitive approach. Then the main features and claims of embodiment theory are presented in section three. In sections four and five the confusions over the issue of embodiment and different types of embodiment are presented correspondingly, following a final conclusion section.

Published in	International Journal of Language and Linguistics (Volume 2, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijll.20140204.16
Page(s)	283-289
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2014. Published by Science Publishing Group

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Cognitive Science, Embodiment, Review

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Mansoor Fahim

Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
Atefeh Rezanejad

Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

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