Vantage Theory :: a View on Language, Cognition and Categorization.

The book is concerned with Vantage Theory (VT), a model of categorization proposed by the American linguist, anthropologist, and cognitive scientist, Robert E. MacLaury (1944-2004). It consists of three of his previously unpublished studies and five chapters by other authors. Vantage Theory views ca...

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1. Verfasser: Glaz, Adam
Weitere Verfasser: Moist, Marnie L., Tribushinina, Elena
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
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Zusammenfassung:The book is concerned with Vantage Theory (VT), a model of categorization proposed by the American linguist, anthropologist, and cognitive scientist, Robert E. MacLaury (1944-2004). It consists of three of his previously unpublished studies and five chapters by other authors. Vantage Theory views categorization as a process of vantage (point of view) construction by analogy to the way humans orient themselves in space-time. Originating in the domain of color, the theory was extended to cover ...
Beschreibung:1 online resource (452 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781443852586
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