Multimodální konstrukce: jazyk a gestikulace jako vtělená kognice || Multimodal constructions: language and gesture as embodied cognition

Abstract

Language interaction is a multimodal phenomenon. Although traditionally deemed mere epiphenomenon of language, co-speech gestures and other non-verbal means are crucial to all aspects of communication. In this paper, we focus on co-speech gestures from the perspective of cognitivist approaches to language, particularly Construction Grammar. We attempt to make a case for Multimodal Construction Grammar as a promising way of taking co-speech gesture into a holistic symbol-based account, that adheres to both cognitive as well as interactionist principles.

Keywords

• gesticulation
• embodied cognition
• Construction Grammar
• multimodal construction
• gestikulace
• vtělená kognice
• konstrukční gramatika
• multimodální konstrukce