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<p>Drawing on recent developments in ecological theory this paper develops a theoretical account of modern, alphabetic, imaginative reading grounded in ecological psychology and the philosophy of embodied cognition. It argues that rather than relying on internal representations or decoding processes, skilled readers become attuned to structured patterns that remain meaningful even when not perceptually reinforced, due to the reader’s prior embodied learning. From a cognitive-perceptual viewpoint, reading involves real-time detection of surface structures in text—such as letter forms and textual rhythms—that afford social meaning. Rich imaginative reading further opens space for open-ended imaginative, visualisation processes <i>as</i> the reader continues perceiving the letters. Imaginative reading, I suggest, should be conceptualised as an extended, and ecologically grounded activity that combines <i>direct perceptual attunement</i> with a form of <i>indirect perception</i>. The paper builds on and extends Gibson’s ecological framework by incorporating insights from Charles Goodwin’s notion of co-operative action, situating reading within a broader system of social practices and perceptual learning.</p>

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Exploring Reading as a Social Practice with Gibson and Goodwin

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    2025年8月13日

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  • Sarah Bro Trasmundi

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Drawing on recent developments in ecological theory this paper develops a theoretical account of modern, alphabetic, imaginative reading grounded in ecological psychology and the philosophy of embodied cognition. It argues that rather than relying on internal representations or decoding processes, skilled readers become attuned to structured patterns that remain meaningful even when not perceptually reinforced, due to the reader’s prior embodied learning. From a cognitive-perceptual viewpoint, reading involves real-time detection of surface structures in text—such as letter forms and textual rhythms—that afford social meaning. Rich imaginative reading further opens space for open-ended imaginative, visualisation processes as the reader continues perceiving the letters. Imaginative reading, I suggest, should be conceptualised as an extended, and ecologically grounded activity that combines direct perceptual attunement with a form of indirect perception. The paper builds on and extends Gibson’s ecological framework by incorporating insights from Charles Goodwin’s notion of co-operative action, situating reading within a broader system of social practices and perceptual learning.