4 Language and the intersubjective construction of meaning
The previous two chapters analyzed the normative imprint of first language grammar, syntax and concepts, categories, and frames on the mind of the subject. It was shown that the subject is not an autonomous person but that he or she is both the product and the producer of his linguistic and conceptual interconnectedness, situatedness, and design. The subject can no longer be conceptualized as the sovereign in his or her environment; rather, his or her self is constituted by language, culture, society, and discourse. Elements derived from these configurations inform the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral activities of the subject and of the cultural community. However, the subject ...
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