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Space in Language and Cognition
Explorations in Cognitive Diversity
Häftad, 2003
905 kr
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Languages differ in how they describe space, and such differences between languages can be used to explore the relation between language and thought. This 2003 book shows that even in a core cognitive domain like spatial thinking, language influences how people think, memorize and reason about …
Systems of Nominal Classification
Av Gunter Senft
Häftad, 2008
687 kr
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This book, first published in 2000, addresses the fundamental linguistic question of how the perceived world is expressed through systems of nominal classification that are grammatically encoded in various languages. A team of leading international scholars reviews the whole spectrum of nominal …
Language, Culture, and Mind
Natural Constructions and Social Kinds
Inbunden, 2010
915 kr
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Based on fieldwork carried out in a Mayan village in Guatemala, this book examines local understandings of mind through the lens of language and culture. It focuses on a variety of grammatical structures and discursive practices through which mental states are encoded and social relations are …
Language and Conceptualization
Inbunden, 1997
1263 kr
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To what extent is conceptualization based on linguistic representation? And to what extent is it variable across cultures, communities, or even individuals? Of crucial importance in the attempt to develop a comprehensive theory of human cognition, these remain amongst the most difficult of …
Language Acquisition and Conceptual Development
Av Melissa Bowerman, Stephen Levinson
Inbunden, 2001
1828 kr
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Recent years have seen a revolution in our knowledge of how children learn to think and speak. In this volume, leading scholars from these rapidly evolving fields of research examine the relationship between child language acquisition and cognitive development. At first sight, advances in the two …
Language Acquisition and Conceptual Development
Av Melissa Bowerman, Stephen C. Levinson m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
1022 kr
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Recent years have seen a revolution in our knowledge of how children learn to think and speak. In this volume, leading scholars from these rapidly evolving fields of research examine the relationship between child language acquisition and cognitive development. At first sight, advances in the two …
Grammars of Space
Explorations in Cognitive Diversity
Av Stephen C. Levinson, David P. Wilkins
Häftad, 2006
871 kr
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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. …
Questions
Formal, Functional and Interactional Perspectives
Inbunden, 2012
1805 kr
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The view that questions are 'requests for missing information' is too simple when language use is considered. Formally, utterances are questions when they are syntactically marked as such, or by prosodic marking. Functionally, questions request that certain information is made available in the next …
Systems of Nominal Classification
Av Gunter Senft
Inbunden, 2000
1861 kr
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This book, first published in 2000, addresses the fundamental linguistic question of how the perceived world is expressed through systems of nominal classification that are grammatically encoded in various languages. A team of leading international scholars reviews the whole spectrum of nominal …
Language and Gesture
Av David McNeill, David McNeill
Inbunden, 2000
854 kr
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This landmark study examines the role of gestures in relation to speech and thought. Leading scholars, including psychologists, linguists and anthropologists, offer state-of-the-art analyses to demonstrate that gestures are not merely an embellishment of speech but are integral parts of language …
Language and Conceptualization
Häftad, 2000
670 kr
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To what extent is conceptualization based on linguistic representation? And to what extent is it variable across cultures, communities, or even individuals? Of crucial importance in the attempt to develop a comprehensive theory of human cognition, these remain amongst the most difficult of …
Language and Gesture
Häftad, 2000
804 kr
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This landmark study examines the role of gestures in relation to speech and thought. Leading scholars, including psychologists, linguists and anthropologists, offer state-of-the-art analyses to demonstrate that gestures are not merely an embellishment of speech but are integral parts of language …
Space in Language and Cognition
Explorations in Cognitive Diversity
Inbunden, 2003
2146 kr
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Languages differ in how they describe space, and such differences between languages can be used to explore the relation between language and thought. This 2003 book shows that even in a core cognitive domain like spatial thinking, language influences how people think, memorize and reason about …
Grammars of Space
Explorations in Cognitive Diversity
Av Stephen C. Levinson, David P. Wilkins
Inbunden, 2006
2482 kr
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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. …
Person Reference in Interaction
Linguistic, Cultural and Social Perspectives
Av N. J. Enfield, Tanya Stivers
Inbunden, 2007
1115 kr
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How do we refer to people in everyday conversation? No matter the language or culture, we must choose from a range of options: full name ('Robert Smith'), reduced name ('Bob'), description ('tall guy'), kin term ('my son') etc. Our choices reflect how we know that person in context, and allow us to …
Language, Space, and Social Relationships
A Foundational Cultural Model in Polynesia
Inbunden, 2009
1719 kr
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The study of the relationship between language and thought, and how this apparently differs between cultures and social groups, is a rapidly expanding area of enquiry. This book discusses the relationship between language and the mental organisation of knowledge, based on the results of a fieldwork …
Event Representation in Language and Cognition
Av Jürgen Bohnemeyer, Eric Pederson
Inbunden, 2010
1307 kr
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Event Representation in Language and Cognition examines new research into how the mind deals with the experience of events. Empirical research into the cognitive processes involved when people view events and talk about them is still a young field. The chapters by leading experts draw on data from …
Drawn from the Ground
Sound, Sign and Inscription in Central Australian Sand Stories
Inbunden, 2014
1378 kr
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Sand stories from Central Australia are a traditional form of Aboriginal women's verbal art that incorporates speech, song, sign, gesture and drawing. Small leaves and other objects may be used to represent story characters. This detailed study of Arandic sand stories takes a multimodal approach to …
Person Reference in Interaction
Linguistic, Cultural and Social Perspectives
Av N. J. Enfield, Tanya Stivers
Häftad, 2012
687 kr
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How do we refer to people in everyday conversation? No matter the language or culture, we must choose from a range of options: full name ('Robert Smith'), reduced name ('Bob'), description ('tall guy'), kin term ('my son') etc. Our choices reflect how we know that person in context, and allow us to …
The Anatomy of Meaning
Speech, Gesture, and Composite Utterances
Häftad, 2012
586 kr
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How do we understand what others are trying to say? The answer cannot be found in language alone. Words are linked to hand gestures and other visible phenomena to create unified 'composite utterances'. In this book N. J. Enfield presents original case studies of speech-with-gesture based on …
Questions
Formal, Functional and Interactional Perspectives
Häftad, 2016
574 kr
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The view that questions are 'requests for missing information' is too simple when language use is considered. Formally, utterances are questions when they are syntactically marked as such, or by prosodic marking. Functionally, questions request that certain information is made available in the next …
Event Representation in Language and Cognition
Av Jürgen Bohnemeyer, Eric Pederson
Häftad, 2014
542 kr
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Event Representation in Language and Cognition examines new research into how the mind deals with the experience of events. Empirical research into the cognitive processes involved when people view events and talk about them is still a young field. The chapters by leading experts draw on data from …
Demonstratives in Cross-Linguistic Perspective
Av Stephen C. Levinson, Sarah Cutfield m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
2046 kr
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Demonstratives play a crucial role in the acquisition and use of language. Bringing together a team of leading scholars this detailed study, a first of its kind, explores meaning and use across fifteen typologically and geographically unrelated languages to find out what cross-linguistic …
Demonstratives in Cross-Linguistic Perspective
Av Stephen C. Levinson, Sarah Cutfield m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
687 kr
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Demonstratives play a crucial role in the acquisition and use of language. Bringing together a team of leading scholars this detailed study, a first of its kind, explores meaning and use across fifteen typologically and geographically unrelated languages to find out what cross-linguistic …
Drawn from the Ground
Sound, Sign and Inscription in Central Australian Sand Stories
Häftad, 2019
569 kr
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Sand stories from Central Australia are a traditional form of Aboriginal women's verbal art that incorporates speech, song, sign, gesture and drawing. Small leaves and other objects may be used to represent story characters. This detailed study of Arandic sand stories takes a multimodal approach to …
Anatomy of Meaning
Speech, Gesture, and Composite Utterances
Inbunden, 2009
1392 kr
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How do we understand what others are trying to say? The answer cannot be found in language alone. Words are linked to hand gestures and other visible phenomena to create unified 'composite utterances'. In this book N. J. Enfield presents original case studies of speech-with-gesture based on …
