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The Chinese heart in a cognitive perspective : culture, body, and language /

His book is a cognitive semantic study of the Chinese conceptualization of the heart, traditionally seen as the central faculty of cognition. The Chinese word xin, which primarily denotes the heart organ, covers the meanings of both "heart" and "mind" as understood in English, wh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yu, Ning, 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : Mouton de Gruyter, ©2009.
Colección:Applications of cognitive linguistics ; 12.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : heart, body, and mind
  • The heart in ancient Chinese philosophy
  • The heart in traditional Chinese medicine
  • The heart in present-day Chinese language
  • The heart in present-day Chinese discourse
  • The heart in cross-cultural comparison
  • Conclusion.