The idea that spatial cognition provides the foundation of linguistic meanings, even highly abstract meanings, has been put forward by a number of linguists in recent years. This book takes this proposal into new dimensions and develops a theoretical framework based on simple geometric principles.
The idea that spatial cognition provides the foundation of linguistic meanings, even highly abstract meanings, has been put forward by a number of linguists in recent years. This book takes this proposal into new dimensions and develops a theoretical framework based on simple geometric principles.
Paul Chilton is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Lancaster University.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction: space, geometry, mind 2. Viewpoint, reference frames and transformations 3. Distance, direction and verbs 4. Event types and cognitive operators 5. Times, tenses and reference frames 6. Counterfactual reflections 7. Reference frames and other minds 8. Mental distance and complement clauses 9. Verbs, complements and their conceptual effects 10. The deontic dimension 11. Concluding perspectives.
1. Introduction: space, geometry, mind 2. Viewpoint, reference frames and transformations 3. Distance, direction and verbs 4. Event types and cognitive operators 5. Times, tenses and reference frames 6. Counterfactual reflections 7. Reference frames and other minds 8. Mental distance and complement clauses 9. Verbs, complements and their conceptual effects 10. The deontic dimension 11. Concluding perspectives.
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