On SENSORY PATH and other asymmetries in the encoding of vision and hearing: the case of English
The present article examines directional encoding of visual and auditory perception in English, i.e., expressions where the relationship between the experiencer and the perceived phenomenon is conveyed as a directional one (e.g., Professor McGonagall shot a sharp look at Dumbledore; A low, soft hoot...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:cognitextes_3721 https://doi.org/10.4000/15y14 urn:doi:10.4000/15y14 en https://journals.openedition.org/cognitextes/3721 2026-03-25T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/15y14 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ On SENSORY PATH and other asymmetries in the encoding of vision and hearing: the case of English CogniTextes Association française de linguistique cognitive info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1958-5322 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cognitextes Aquilina, Yana trajectoire sensorielle perception visuelle et auditive mouvement fictif schémas de directionnalité sensory path visual and auditory perception fictive motion directionality patterns The present article examines directional encoding of visual and auditory perception in English, i.e., expressions where the relationship between the experiencer and the perceived phenomenon is conveyed as a directional one (e.g., Professor McGonagall shot a sharp look at Dumbledore; A low, soft hooting came from a dark shop). Such expressions are analyzed as instances of SENSORY PATH. The analyses reveal that orientation of motion between the experiencer and the perceived phenomenon differs in vision and hearing: while visual experiences are predominantly conceptualized as motion from the experiencer, auditory ones tend to be conveyed as motion towards the experiencer. The observed distinction is explained by physiological differences between visual and auditory perception and by related issues of control and volitionality. Furthermore, the paper shows that the difference in directionality patterns is a manifestation of a more general tendency observed at different levels of linguistic analysis: experiencer-orientedness in vision versus experienced-orientedness in hearing. Moreover, a great variety of participants involved in the SENSORY PATH schema points out to its heterogeneity – thus, an updated version of the schema is suggested: EXPERIENCER AS SOURCE versus EXPERIENCER AS GOAL. Finally, the paper introduces new types of sensory directionality (not categorized as SENSORY PATH): EXPERIENCER ⟲ ENTITY; EXPERIENCER (ENTITY→) and EXPERIENCER⇔ EXPERIENCER. L’article examine l’encodage directionnel de la perception visuelle et auditive en anglais, c’est-à-dire des énoncés où la relation entre le sujet percevant et le phénomène perçu est exprimée comme une relation directionnelle (p. ex. Professor McGonagall shot a sharp look at Dumbledore ; A low, soft hooting came from a dark shop). Ces expressions sont analysées à travers le schéma de TRAJECTOIRE SENSORIELLE (SENSORY PATH). L’analyse montre que la directionnalité varie selon la modalité : la perception visuelle est majoritairement conceptualisée comme un mouvement émanant du sujet percevant, tandis que la perception auditive est généralement encodée comme un mouvement dirigé vers le sujet percevant. Cette asymétrie s’explique par des différences physiologiques entre vision et audition, ainsi que par le degré de contrôle et de volition impliqué. Cette opposition reflète une tendance plus générale : une orientation vers le sujet percevant dans la vision, contre une orientation vers le phénomène perçu dans l’audition. La diversité des participants associés à ce schéma révèle toutefois son hétérogénéité, ce qui conduit à proposer une distinction entre SUJET PERCEVANT EN TANT QUE SOURCE et SUJET PERCEVANT EN TANT QUE BUT. Enfin, d’autres types de directionnalité sensorielle sont identifiés : SUJET PERCEVANT ⟲ ENTITÉ, SUJET PERCEVANT (ENTITÉ →) et SUJET PERCEVANT ⇔ SUJET PERCEVANT. |
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The present article examines directional encoding of visual and auditory perception in English, i.e., expressions where the relationship between the experiencer and the perceived phenomenon is conveyed as a directional one (e.g., Professor McGonagall shot a sharp look at Dumbledore; A low, soft hooting came from a dark shop). Such expressions are analyzed as instances of SENSORY PATH. The analyses reveal that orientation of motion between the experiencer and the perceived phenomenon differs in vision and hearing: while visual experiences are predominantly conceptualized as motion from the experiencer, auditory ones tend to be conveyed as motion towards the experiencer. The observed distinction is explained by physiological differences between visual and auditory perception and by related issues of control and volitionality. Furthermore, the paper shows that the difference in directionality patterns is a manifestation of a more general tendency observed at different levels of linguistic analysis: experiencer-orientedness in vision versus experienced-orientedness in hearing. Moreover, a great variety of participants involved in the SENSORY PATH schema points out to its heterogeneity – thus, an updated version of the schema is suggested: EXPERIENCER AS SOURCE versus EXPERIENCER AS GOAL. Finally, the paper introduces new types of sensory directionality (not categorized as SENSORY PATH): EXPERIENCER ⟲ ENTITY; EXPERIENCER (ENTITY→) and EXPERIENCER⇔ EXPERIENCER. |
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Aquilina, Yana |
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Aquilina, Yana |
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On SENSORY PATH and other asymmetries in the encoding of vision and hearing: the case of English |
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On SENSORY PATH and other asymmetries in the encoding of vision and hearing: the case of English |
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On SENSORY PATH and other asymmetries in the encoding of vision and hearing: the case of English |
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On SENSORY PATH and other asymmetries in the encoding of vision and hearing: the case of English |
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