Abstract
In search of a deeper understanding of perspective-taking, the paper aims at isolating the basic components of complex perspectivization tasks. Based on the assumption that perspective is a relational concept constituted by the dynamic relation between a conceptualizer's point of view and a conceptualized object and, as such, a concept which is shared by both language and cognition, the paper draws a comparison between the developmental stages of cognitive perspectival capabilities, grammatical perspectivization, and viewpoint comprehension in narrative discourse. This comparison leads to a multi-stage model of degrees of perspectival complexity, whereby the most complex tasks in both language and cognition are characterized by a three-point constellation that integrates contrasting internal vs. external perspectives under a superordinated monitoring viewpoint. As a result, the paper argues that a concept of perspective 'taking' is not sufficient to capture the specific aspects of L(anguage)-perspectivization, but has to be complemented by a concept of 'confronting' perspectives.
Dokumententyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
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Fakultät: | Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften > Department 1 |
Themengebiete: | 400 Sprache > 400 Sprache |
ISSN: | 2397-1835 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Dokumenten ID: | 55594 |
Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 14. Jun. 2018, 09:59 |
Letzte Änderungen: | 04. Nov. 2020, 13:35 |