| Series |
Human cognitive processing, 1387-6724 ; volume 69
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| Abstract |
"Human languages exhibit fascinating commonalities and variations in the ways they describe motion events. In this volume, the contributors present their research results concerning motion event descriptions in the languages that they investigate. The volume features new proposals based on a broad range of data involving different kinds of motion events previously understudied, such as caused motion (e.g., kick a ball across) and even visual motion (e.g., look into a hole). Special attention is also paid to deixis, a hitherto neglected aspect of motion event descriptions. A wide range of languages is examined, including those spoken in Europe, Africa, and Asia. The results provide new insights into the patterns languages deploy to represent motion events. This volume will appeal to anyone interested in language universals and typology, as well as the relationship between language and thought"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Chiefly a collection of papers presented at the 11th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, held July11-16, 2011, in Xi'an, China. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020013601 |
| ISBN | 9789027205667 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
