Grammars of space : explorations in cognitive diversity / editors, Stephen C. Levinson, David P. Wilkins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levinson, Stephen C., editor.

Wilkins, David (David P.), editor.

Series:

Language, culture, and cognition ; 6.

Language, culture, and cognition ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space and time in language.

Psycholinguistics.

Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 621 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Spatial language - that is, the way languages structure the spatial domain - is an important area of research, offering insights into one of the most central areas of human cognition. In this collection, a team of leading scholars review the spatial domain across a wide variety of languages. Contrary to existing assumptions, they show that there is great variation in the way space is conceptually structured across languages, thus substantiating the controversial question of how far the foundations of human cognition are innate. Grammars of Space is a supplement to the psychological information provided in its companion volume, Space in Language and Cognition. It represents a new kind of work in linguistics, 'Semantic Typology', which asks what are the semantic parameters used to structure particular semantic fields. Comprehensive and informative, it will be essential reading for those working on comparative linguistics, spatial cognition, and the interface between them.

Contents:

The background to the study of the language of space / Stephen C. Levinson and David P. WIlkins

Towards an Arrente grammar of space / David P. Wilkins

Sketch of a Jaminjung grammar of space / Eva Schultze-Berndt

Prolegomenon to a Warrwa grammar of space / William B. McGregor

The language of space in Yélî Dnye / Stephen C. Levinson

Prolegomena to a Kilivila grammar of space / Gunter Senft

A sketch of the grammar of space in Tzeltal / Penelope Brown

Spatial reference in Yukatek Maya : a survey / Jürgen Bohnemeyer and Christel Stolz

Approaching space in Tiriyó grammar / Sérgio Meira

Elements of the grammar of space in Ewe / Felix K. Ameka and James Essegbey

Spatial language in Tamil / Eric Pederson

A grammar of space in Japanese / Sotaro Kita

Some properties of spatial description in Dutch / Miriam van Staden, Melissa Bowerman and Mariet Verhelst

Patterns in the data : towards a semantic typology of spatial description / Stephen C. Levinson and David P. Wilkins.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 576-599) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-107-16614-4

1-280-70255-9

0-511-24603-X

0-511-24672-2

0-511-24457-6

0-511-32289-5

0-511-48675-8

0-511-24532-7

OCLC:

171139856