Review article
From Neuron to Metaphor (and backwards): Neural Theory of Metaphor within Neural Theory of Language
Kristina Štrkalj Despot
orcid.org/0000-0001-9004-5103
; Institute for Croatian Language and Linguistics
Abstract
The paper first gives an overview of theories and research directions that have influenced the
formation of the neural theory of language and thought: objectivism, cognitivism, functionalism
(strong AI vs. embodied AI), categorization, embodied cognition, mirror neurons discovery,
Hebbian learning, Spike–Time–Dependent Plasticity. Then, an overview of the key theoretical
assumptions and concepts of neural theory of language and thought is provided: the relationship
between neural theory of language and cognitive linguistics, J. Feldman’s simulation semantics,
types of neural networks, and Embodied Construction Grammar. Finally, attention is directed to
metaphor and metaphorical thought in the context of this theory by providing a brief overview
of the basic assumptions of neural theory of metaphor.
Keywords
Neural Theory of Language; Neural Theory of Metaphor; Artificial Intelligence; Embodied Construction Grammar
Hrčak ID:
114363
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2013.
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