Andrea Tyler, Vyvyan Evans

The Semantics of English Prepositions

Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning, and Cognition

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Produktbeschreibung

Provides a comprehensive, theoretical analysis of the semantics of English prepositions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780521044639
• ISBN-10: 0521044634
• Artikelnr.: 23174526

Autorenporträt

Andrea Tyler is Associate Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University. She teaches a range of courses which largely focus on applications of linguistic theory to issues of second language learning and teaching. She has published in numerous journals.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
1. The nature of meaning
2. Embodied meaning and spatial experience
3. Towards a model of principled polysemy: spatial scenes and conceptualization
4. The semantic network for over
5. The vertical axis
6. Spatial particles of orientation
7. Bounded landmarks
8. Conclusion
References
Index.