Abstract
This is an attempt to map the structure of utterance meaning, as construed by Anscombre and Ducrot’s Argumentation Theory, onto the structure of brain maps, as proposed by Damasio (2010) It is argued that the level of correlation to be found between the two types of structure is too systematic to be due to chance. It is proposed that Damasio’s convergence-divergence zone model of memory encoding and recall should be able to provide an account of how the structure of brain maps might have been inherited by the structure of language.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | host publication |
| Place of Publication | Aarhus, Denmark |
| Publisher | Aarhus Universitet |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2012 |
| Event | Colloque international d'Aarhus - University of Aarhus, Denmark Duration: 27 May 2011 → 28 May 2011 |
Conference
| Conference | Colloque international d'Aarhus |
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| City | University of Aarhus, Denmark |
| Period | 27/05/11 → 28/05/11 |
Keywords
- structure of utterance meaning
- brain map
- convergence-divergence zone framework