Neurosemiotics and ideology: a linguistic view

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Abstract

Despite the distinct sociocultural and disciplinary origins of neurosemiotics and ideology, these two concepts have a deep affinity. In this chapter, we argue that ideology is a natural consequence of the emergent complexity of language, as it evolved from proto-language to become the multidimensional semiotic system of modern language. Given the pervasiveness of ideology, we further claim that the ideological creativity of humans and human languages must be explicable in terms of properties of the human brain, including its metastability and complexity, and in terms of principles that explain neuronal dynamics, such as degeneracy. As a result, we chart new intersections among research on language, ideology, and the human brain.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Routledge handbook of semiosis and the brain
EditorsAdolfo M. García, Agustín Ibañez
Place of PublicationNew York, NY
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter19
Pages294-309
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9781003051817
ISBN (Print)9780367509163, 9781032355610
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Publication series

NameRoutledge Handbooks in Linguistics

Keywords

  • neurosemiotics
  • ideology
  • linguistics
  • brain

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