AUGUST FENK
Biographic Data
| ID | 5979128 |
|---|---|
| NAME | AUGUST FENK |
| GIVEN NAMES | AUGUST |
| FAMILY NAME | FENK |
| SIGNATURE | FENK A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Media and Communication Studies University of Klagenfurt |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Some parallels between language and music from a cognitive and evolutionary perspective
Parallels between language and music are considered as a useful basis for examining possible evolutionary pathways of these achievements. Such parallels become apparent if we compare clauses and syllables in language with phrases and notes in music: Clauses as well as musical phrases typically span about 2 sec and about 5 to 10 pulses, i.e. syllables or notes. The n of syllables per clause or intonation unit also can be used as a measure of tempo…
Symbols and icons in diagrammatic representation
The distinction between symbolizing, i.e., representing concepts or propositions, and simulating allows a simple description of (a) representations where symbolizing and simulating coincide ("iconic symbols", like in pictograms and onomato-poetic words), (b) representations realizing simulating and symbolizing functions by separate elements (as in charts and graphs), and (c) representations combining figurai symbols with linguistic symbols, such …
Representation and iconicity
En utilisant le terme icone dans toutes ses varietes et toutes ses manifestations, le concept d'iconicite est devenu central dans la plupart des disciplines traitant de la representation des connaissances. Toutefois, de nombreuses questions theoriques restent irresolues. L'A. souligne ici les insuffisances de quelques unes des conceptualisations communes et tente de developper un concept d'iconicite simple et solide qui permettrait un emploi cohe…
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Representation and iconicity
En utilisant le terme icone dans toutes ses varietes et toutes ses manifestations, le concept d'iconicite est devenu central dans la plupart des disciplines traitant de la representation des connaissances. Toutefois, de nombreuses questions theoriques restent irresolues. L'A. souligne ici les insuffisances de quelques unes des conceptualisations communes et tente de developper un concept d'iconicite simple et solide qui permettrait un emploi cohe…
Symbols and icons in diagrammatic representation
The distinction between symbolizing, i.e., representing concepts or propositions, and simulating allows a simple description of (a) representations where symbolizing and simulating coincide ("iconic symbols", like in pictograms and onomato-poetic words), (b) representations realizing simulating and symbolizing functions by separate elements (as in charts and graphs), and (c) representations combining figurai symbols with linguistic symbols, such …
Some parallels between language and music from a cognitive and evolutionary perspective
Parallels between language and music are considered as a useful basis for examining possible evolutionary pathways of these achievements. Such parallels become apparent if we compare clauses and syllables in language with phrases and notes in music: Clauses as well as musical phrases typically span about 2 sec and about 5 to 10 pulses, i.e. syllables or notes. The n of syllables per clause or intonation unit also can be used as a measure of tempo…
Linguistics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Acoustics (1 work) · Analogy (1 work) · Arithmetic (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work)