Grammars of space :: explorations in cognitive diversity /

In this pioneering collection, a team of leading linguists and psychologists look at how the spatial domain is structured in language. Drawing on data from a wide range of languages, they uncover considerable cross-linguistic variation across this central domain, adding to debates about the innate f...

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Other Authors: Levinson, Stephen C., Wilkins, David (David P.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Series:Language, culture, and cognition ; 6.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:In this pioneering collection, a team of leading linguists and psychologists look at how the spatial domain is structured in language. Drawing on data from a wide range of languages, they uncover considerable cross-linguistic variation across this central domain, adding to debates about the innate foundations of human cognition.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 621 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 576-599) and indexes.
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