Anna Jelec
List of John Benjamins publications in which Anna Jelec is involved.
Article
2019 Chapter 4. Are abstract concepts grounded in bodily mimesis? Perspectives on Abstract Concepts: Cognition, language and communication, Bolognesi, Marianna and Gerard J. Steen (eds.), pp. 75–99 | Chapter
In this chapter I address the role of mental simulations for processing and representing abstract concepts, suggesting that abstract concepts are grounded in mimetic schemas: dynamic, concrete and preverbal representations that have been observed in early childhood development. The analysis is… read more