Body, Language And Meaning In Conflict Situations: A Semiotic Analysis Of Gesture-word Mismatches In Israeli-jewish And Arab Discourse (studies In Functional And Structural Linguistics)
by Orit Sônia Waisman /
2010 / English / PDF
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This original research applies semiotics to linguistic and
non-linguistic segments in a text in search of potential
correlations between them. The resultant mapping is applied to
cases of gesture-word mismatches that are evident in conflict
situations. The current study adopts the word systems approach, a
sign-based theory that is naturally designed for the analysis of
linguistic signs, and extends it to non-linguistic units, borrowing
analytical tools from the field of dance movement therapy. The
variety of interdisciplinary metaphorical and literal
interpretations of the analyzed signs enriches the theoretical
framework and facilitates examination of the instances of
mismatches. Hence, this study makes a meaningful contribution to
the understanding of linguistic/non-linguistic mismatches in
situations of conflict. Further, it makes more general claims: the
semiotic system underlying this study paves the way for further
research of correlations (or lack thereof) between a range of
phenomena cutting across sociology, sociolinguistics,
psycholinguistics and political science.
This original research applies semiotics to linguistic and
non-linguistic segments in a text in search of potential
correlations between them. The resultant mapping is applied to
cases of gesture-word mismatches that are evident in conflict
situations. The current study adopts the word systems approach, a
sign-based theory that is naturally designed for the analysis of
linguistic signs, and extends it to non-linguistic units, borrowing
analytical tools from the field of dance movement therapy. The
variety of interdisciplinary metaphorical and literal
interpretations of the analyzed signs enriches the theoretical
framework and facilitates examination of the instances of
mismatches. Hence, this study makes a meaningful contribution to
the understanding of linguistic/non-linguistic mismatches in
situations of conflict. Further, it makes more general claims: the
semiotic system underlying this study paves the way for further
research of correlations (or lack thereof) between a range of
phenomena cutting across sociology, sociolinguistics,
psycholinguistics and political science.
