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How Does Writing Reflect Deep Human Preferences for Certain Shapes?
(Latest Thinking, 2018), 13 mins
Human development is determined by biology and culture. Biologically seen, the history of evolution has brought us certain cognitive biases, whereas our cultural legacy is built through interactions with other people. OLIVIER MORIN pursues research at the intersection of these two legacies and his particular area...
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(Latest Thinking, 2018), 13 mins
Description
Human development is determined by biology and culture. Biologically seen, the history of evolution has brought us certain cognitive biases, whereas our cultural legacy is built through interactions with other people. OLIVIER MORIN pursues research at the intersection of these two legacies and his particular area of interest is cultural transmission. As he explains in this video, one thing we inherit from evolutionary history is a preference for...
Human development is determined by biology and culture. Biologically seen, the history of evolution has brought us certain cognitive biases, whereas our cultural legacy is built through interactions with other people. OLIVIER MORIN pursues research at the intersection of these two legacies and his particular area of interest is cultural transmission. As he explains in this video, one thing we inherit from evolutionary history is a preference for certain kinds of lines. His research aims at finding out how writing expresses and reflects these deep preferences that come from our evolutionary history. A second question of interest, for him, is the timescale in which cultural evolution manages to invent new shapes. Morin has examined the letters of 116 writing systems from all over the world and found that, indeed, the deep cognitive bias for certain lines and shapes is expressed everywhere. More surprisingly, he could also establish that these ideal shapes do not underlie a very longtimescale of cultural evolution.
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Field of Study
Literature
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Topic / Theme
Literary reviews, Literary research
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 Latest Thinking
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Stand-up comedy - translation of humour
presented by Giacinto Palmieri, fl. 2010; produced by University of Surrey (Surrey, England: University of Surrey, 2015), 3 mins
This thesis examines the difficulties of translating stand-up comedy material between languages and the importance of humour as a coping mechanism. Humour brings people together, so being able understand each other's humour is important.
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presented by Giacinto Palmieri, fl. 2010; produced by University of Surrey (Surrey, England: University of Surrey, 2015), 3 mins
Description
This thesis examines the difficulties of translating stand-up comedy material between languages and the importance of humour as a coping mechanism. Humour brings people together, so being able understand each other's humour is important.
Field of Study
Language
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Contributor
University of Surrey
Author / Creator
Giacinto Palmieri, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
University of Surrey
Topic / Theme
Comedy, Humor
ORCID
0000-0002-0683-6963
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Which Features of Language Allow Fiction to Influence People and Their View on Reality?
(Latest Thinking, 2017), 9 mins
By integrating findings from cognitive linguistics, psychology and neurology into literary studies the research presented in this video examines the different uses and effects of language in literature. To get a grasp on the qualities of language that make the influence of fiction possible REMIGIUS BUNIA distingui...
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(Latest Thinking, 2017), 9 mins
Description
By integrating findings from cognitive linguistics, psychology and neurology into literary studies the research presented in this video examines the different uses and effects of language in literature. To get a grasp on the qualities of language that make the influence of fiction possible REMIGIUS BUNIA distinguishes two modes of language: one mode for communication about specific objects with specific attributes, and another mode of communicati...
By integrating findings from cognitive linguistics, psychology and neurology into literary studies the research presented in this video examines the different uses and effects of language in literature. To get a grasp on the qualities of language that make the influence of fiction possible REMIGIUS BUNIA distinguishes two modes of language: one mode for communication about specific objects with specific attributes, and another mode of communication that is about triggering experiences.
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Field of Study
Language
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Topic / Theme
Fiction, Communication, Psychology
Copyright Message
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