Experiencing and construing spatial artifacts from within

Simulated artifact immersion as a multimodal viewpoint strategy

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ID12197283
AuthorsIrene Mittelberg (0000-0002-6820-4515, RWTH Aachen University, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume28
Issue3
Pages381-415
Publication date2017-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCognitive Linguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0936-5907 • E-ISSN: 1613-3641
PublisherDe Gruyter Mouton (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/cog-2016-0124
OpenAlexW2743768343
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited51

Viewpoint has been shown to be a powerful construal mechanism in multimodal spoken and signed discourse, as well as in various other modalities and genres. This paper investigates embodied viewpoint strategies that have been observed when speakers combine speech, gestures, postures, gaze, and simulated action to describe their interaction with spatial artifacts such as gallery buildings, virtual architectural models, and paintings. Simulated artifact immersion is introduced as a multimodal viewpoint strategy whereby speakers submerge into their mental representation of an artifact by perceiving and experiencing it from an internal vantage point. It is argued that this viewpoint strategy tends to be employed when there is no narrative structure for the speakers to fall back on. The paper’s aim is twofold: (a) to show that when speakers talk about their own experiences with spatial artifacts, distinguishing between immersed and non-immersed experiential viewpoint strategies may be more fitting than distinguishing between character and observer viewpoint; and (b) to discuss how considering the interaction of iconic, indexical, and metonymic principles in gesture may elucidate viewpoint phenomena in general

Artifact (error · Cognitive science · Embodied cognition · Gesture · Human–computer interaction · Indexicality · Linguistics · Multimodality · Narrative · Representation (politics · Computer Science · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence

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