Language as means and as an obstacle of communication. Phenomenological grounds for intercultural understanding
In this article I will establish the concept of a “symbolic system of representation” to make clear how it is possible that humans are not only using the language-based system of representation for cognitive contents. A system of representation should enable us to “think”, i.e. to form and manipulat...
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| description | In this article I will establish the concept of a “symbolic system of representation” to make clear how it is possible that humans are not only using the language-based system of representation for cognitive contents. A system of representation should enable us to “think”, i.e. to form and manipulate an idea of a state of affairs or of an event without having the appropriate intuition of them. We believe that we do this mostly in language. My thesis is that there are non-linguistic systems of representation with the same performance. We simultaneously use different systems of representation; the most prominent are language, gestures, feelings, and scenic images. Phenomenological analysis reveals that it is especially fruitful to investigate into the scenic mode of daydreaming as a central form of non-linguistic thinking. By close comparison of non-linguistic systems of representation and non-linguistic communication, their common ground in similarity semantics is revealed. This is the principal basis to begin and maintain intercultural understanding across the borders of national languages. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cddd255447c243b9bc87853ef7f106a12023-09-02T16:11:20ZcatUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaEnrahonar: Quaderns de Filosofia0211-402X2014-881X2016-09-015710.5565/rev/enrahonar.1023941Language as means and as an obstacle of communication. Phenomenological grounds for intercultural understandingDieter Lohmar0Husserl-Archiv der Universität zu KölnIn this article I will establish the concept of a “symbolic system of representation” to make clear how it is possible that humans are not only using the language-based system of representation for cognitive contents. A system of representation should enable us to “think”, i.e. to form and manipulate an idea of a state of affairs or of an event without having the appropriate intuition of them. We believe that we do this mostly in language. My thesis is that there are non-linguistic systems of representation with the same performance. We simultaneously use different systems of representation; the most prominent are language, gestures, feelings, and scenic images. Phenomenological analysis reveals that it is especially fruitful to investigate into the scenic mode of daydreaming as a central form of non-linguistic thinking. By close comparison of non-linguistic systems of representation and non-linguistic communication, their common ground in similarity semantics is revealed. This is the principal basis to begin and maintain intercultural understanding across the borders of national languages.https://revistes.uab.cat/enrahonar/article/view/1023representationlanguagenon-linguistic thinkingphenomenologycommunicationinterculturality |
| spellingShingle | Dieter Lohmar Language as means and as an obstacle of communication. Phenomenological grounds for intercultural understanding Enrahonar: Quaderns de Filosofia representation language non-linguistic thinking phenomenology communication interculturality |
| title | Language as means and as an obstacle of communication. Phenomenological grounds for intercultural understanding |
| title_full | Language as means and as an obstacle of communication. Phenomenological grounds for intercultural understanding |
| title_fullStr | Language as means and as an obstacle of communication. Phenomenological grounds for intercultural understanding |
| title_full_unstemmed | Language as means and as an obstacle of communication. Phenomenological grounds for intercultural understanding |
| title_short | Language as means and as an obstacle of communication. Phenomenological grounds for intercultural understanding |
| title_sort | language as means and as an obstacle of communication phenomenological grounds for intercultural understanding |
| topic | representation language non-linguistic thinking phenomenology communication interculturality |
| url | https://revistes.uab.cat/enrahonar/article/view/1023 |
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