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The word revisited: Introducing the CogSens Model to integrate semiotic, linguistic, and psychological perspectives

  • Per Durst-Andersen EMAIL logo und Stine Evald Bentsen
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 27. November 2020

Abstract

The paper develops a new holistic theory of the word by integrating semiotic, linguistic, and psychological perspectives and introduces the Cogitative-Sensory Word Model, the CogSens Model, that unites the human mind and body. Saussure’s two-sided sign is replaced by a Peirce-inspired three-sided conception in which the expression unit mediates two content units, namely, an idea content connected to the human mind and an image content linked to the human body. It is argued that it is the word that makes human language a unique tool of communication. Moreover, it is demonstrated how words interact with grammar to create an utterance. Finally, it is suggested that speech perception, i.e., fission of idea and image content, is the mirror image of speech production, i.e., fusion of idea and image content.


Corresponding author: Per Durst-Andersen, Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark, E-mail:

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