word
Embodied Cognition in Language
em-BOD-eed kog-NISH-un
/ɪmˈbɒdid kɒɡˈnɪʃən/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
embodiedcognition
Dictionary meaning
The hypothesis that linguistic meaning and cognitive processes are grounded in bodily sensorimotor experience rather than abstract symbol manipulation; language comprehension activates motor and perceptual simulations.
Examples
- Studies on embodied cognition in language show that reading action verbs activates motor cortex regions associated with those actions.
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