Space and Time in as-Sāniʻ Arabic : A Cross-Generational Study / Letizia Cerqueglini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cerqueglini, Letizia, author.

Series:

Brill's studies in language, cognition and culture ; Volume 33.

Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture Series ; Volume 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space and time in language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (488 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill nv, [2022]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What is the relationship between spatial and temporal representations in language and cognition? What is the role of culture in this relationship? I enter this discussion by offering a community-based, cross-generational study on the community of speakers of aṣ-Ṣāniʿ Arabic, members of a Negev Desert Bedouin tribe in Israel. The book presents the results of ten years of fieldwork, the linguistic and cognitive profiles of three generations, and first-hand narration of a century of history, from nomadism to sedentarism, between conservation, resilience, and change. Linguistic and cognitive representations change with lifestyle, culture, and relationships with nature and landscape. Language changes more rapidly than cognitive structures, and the relationship between spatial and temporal representations is complex and multifaceted.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Letizia Cerqueglini

Copyright Page / Letizia Cerqueglini

Dedication / Letizia Cerqueglini

Acknowledgements / Letizia Cerqueglini

Abbreviations and Reading Conventions / Letizia Cerqueglini

Introduction / Letizia Cerqueglini

Chapter 1 Aṣ-Ṣāniʿ Space and Time and a Linguist in the Field / Letizia Cerqueglini

Chapter 2 Basics of Space and Time / Letizia Cerqueglini

Chapter 3 Society, Culture, and Methodology / Letizia Cerqueglini

Chapter 4 Aṣ-Ṣāniʿ Space and Time: A Linguistic and Cultural Overview / Letizia Cerqueglini

Chapter 5 The Intrinsic Frame of Reference across the Generations / Letizia Cerqueglini

Chapter 6 The Relative Frame of Reference across the Generations / Letizia Cerqueglini

Chapter 7 The Geocentric Frame of Reference across the Generations / Letizia Cerqueglini

Chapter 8 TAA , MAA , and YAA Cognitive Referential Framing / Letizia Cerqueglini

Chapter 9 Temporal Cognition across the Generations / Letizia Cerqueglini

Chapter 10 Conclusions: Language, Thought, Culture, and Reality / Letizia Cerqueglini

References / Letizia Cerqueglini

Index / Letizia Cerqueglini.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-51112-1

OCLC:

1322837177

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004511125 DOI