The Chinese heart in a cognitive perspective [[electronic resource] ] : culture, body, and language / / by Ning Yu |
Autore | Yu Ning <1954-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (486 p.) |
Disciplina | 495.1/81 |
Collana | Applications of cognitive linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
Xin (The Chinese word)
Heart - Symbolic aspects - China |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-07341-9
9786612073410 3-11-021334-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Heart, body and mind -- 1.1. Object and goal: Chinese concept of xin 'heart' -- 1.2. Heart, culture, and cognition -- 1.3. Body, society, and cognition -- 1.4. Body, mind, and culture -- 1.5. Cognitive semantic study of metaphor: Embodiment -- 1.6. Structure of the book -- Chapter 2. The HEART in ancient Chinese philosophy -- 2.1. Introduction: Basic philosophical notions and constructs -- 2.2. The heart as the locus of the "mind" -- 2.3. The heart as the locus of moral sense -- 2.4. The heart as the locus of societal governance -- 2.5. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 3 The HEART in traditional Chinese medicine -- 3.1. Introduction: Basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine -- 3.2. The heart as the ruler of the body -- 3.3. The heart as the grand master of the internal organs -- 3.4. The heart or brain: Which one governs the spiritual light? -- 3.5. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 4 The HEART in present-day Chinese language -- 4.1. Introduction: A cognitive semantic study -- 4.2. The heart as a physical entity -- 4.3. The heart as the locus of one's inner self -- 4.4. The heart as the locus of mental life -- 4.5. The heart as the locus of emotional life -- 4.6. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 5 The HEART in present-day Chinese discourse -- 5.1. Introduction: Textual analysis -- 5.2. The heart in an essay on the "heart" -- 5.3. The heart in some poems on the "heart" -- 5.4. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 6 The HEART in cross-cultural comparison -- 6.1. Introduction: An external viewpoint -- 6.2. Conceptions of the heart and brain in the West -- 6.3. A comparative perspective from English -- 6.4. Four humors and five elements -- 6.5. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 7 Conclusion -- 7.1. Looking back in perspective: Some highlights -- 7.2. Bringing into focus: Holism and dualism, heart and head -- 7.3. Looking beyond: Methodological issues -- 7.4. Emerging from it: Afterword -- Backmatter |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454352903321 |
Yu Ning <1954-> | ||
Berlin, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Chinese heart in a cognitive perspective [[electronic resource] ] : culture, body, and language / / by Ning Yu |
Autore | Yu Ning <1954-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (486 p.) |
Disciplina | 495.1/81 |
Collana | Applications of cognitive linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
Xin (The Chinese word)
Heart - Symbolic aspects - China |
Soggetto non controllato |
Chinese (language)
Cognitive linguistics |
ISBN |
1-282-07341-9
9786612073410 3-11-021334-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Heart, body and mind -- 1.1. Object and goal: Chinese concept of xin 'heart' -- 1.2. Heart, culture, and cognition -- 1.3. Body, society, and cognition -- 1.4. Body, mind, and culture -- 1.5. Cognitive semantic study of metaphor: Embodiment -- 1.6. Structure of the book -- Chapter 2. The HEART in ancient Chinese philosophy -- 2.1. Introduction: Basic philosophical notions and constructs -- 2.2. The heart as the locus of the "mind" -- 2.3. The heart as the locus of moral sense -- 2.4. The heart as the locus of societal governance -- 2.5. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 3 The HEART in traditional Chinese medicine -- 3.1. Introduction: Basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine -- 3.2. The heart as the ruler of the body -- 3.3. The heart as the grand master of the internal organs -- 3.4. The heart or brain: Which one governs the spiritual light? -- 3.5. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 4 The HEART in present-day Chinese language -- 4.1. Introduction: A cognitive semantic study -- 4.2. The heart as a physical entity -- 4.3. The heart as the locus of one's inner self -- 4.4. The heart as the locus of mental life -- 4.5. The heart as the locus of emotional life -- 4.6. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 5 The HEART in present-day Chinese discourse -- 5.1. Introduction: Textual analysis -- 5.2. The heart in an essay on the "heart" -- 5.3. The heart in some poems on the "heart" -- 5.4. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 6 The HEART in cross-cultural comparison -- 6.1. Introduction: An external viewpoint -- 6.2. Conceptions of the heart and brain in the West -- 6.3. A comparative perspective from English -- 6.4. Four humors and five elements -- 6.5. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 7 Conclusion -- 7.1. Looking back in perspective: Some highlights -- 7.2. Bringing into focus: Holism and dualism, heart and head -- 7.3. Looking beyond: Methodological issues -- 7.4. Emerging from it: Afterword -- Backmatter |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782814203321 |
Yu Ning <1954-> | ||
Berlin, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Chinese heart in a cognitive perspective : culture, body, and language / / by Ning Yu |
Autore | Yu Ning <1954-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (486 p.) |
Disciplina | 495.1/81 |
Collana | Applications of cognitive linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
Xin (The Chinese word)
Heart - Symbolic aspects - China |
ISBN |
1-282-07341-9
9786612073410 3-11-021334-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Heart, body and mind -- 1.1. Object and goal: Chinese concept of xin 'heart' -- 1.2. Heart, culture, and cognition -- 1.3. Body, society, and cognition -- 1.4. Body, mind, and culture -- 1.5. Cognitive semantic study of metaphor: Embodiment -- 1.6. Structure of the book -- Chapter 2. The HEART in ancient Chinese philosophy -- 2.1. Introduction: Basic philosophical notions and constructs -- 2.2. The heart as the locus of the "mind" -- 2.3. The heart as the locus of moral sense -- 2.4. The heart as the locus of societal governance -- 2.5. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 3 The HEART in traditional Chinese medicine -- 3.1. Introduction: Basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine -- 3.2. The heart as the ruler of the body -- 3.3. The heart as the grand master of the internal organs -- 3.4. The heart or brain: Which one governs the spiritual light? -- 3.5. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 4 The HEART in present-day Chinese language -- 4.1. Introduction: A cognitive semantic study -- 4.2. The heart as a physical entity -- 4.3. The heart as the locus of one's inner self -- 4.4. The heart as the locus of mental life -- 4.5. The heart as the locus of emotional life -- 4.6. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 5 The HEART in present-day Chinese discourse -- 5.1. Introduction: Textual analysis -- 5.2. The heart in an essay on the "heart" -- 5.3. The heart in some poems on the "heart" -- 5.4. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 6 The HEART in cross-cultural comparison -- 6.1. Introduction: An external viewpoint -- 6.2. Conceptions of the heart and brain in the West -- 6.3. A comparative perspective from English -- 6.4. Four humors and five elements -- 6.5. Summary and discussion -- Chapter 7 Conclusion -- 7.1. Looking back in perspective: Some highlights -- 7.2. Bringing into focus: Holism and dualism, heart and head -- 7.3. Looking beyond: Methodological issues -- 7.4. Emerging from it: Afterword -- Backmatter |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816350803321 |
Yu Ning <1954-> | ||
Berlin, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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