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The construal of space in language and thought

edited by Martin Pütz, René Dirven

(Cognitive linguistics research / editors, René Dirven, Ronald W. Langacker, 8)

Mouton de Gruyter, 1996

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Selected papers of the 19th International L.A.U.D. Symposium, held at Duisburg, Mar. 22-25, 1994

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This volume presents a wide spectrum of analyses of space as seen from the viewpoint of human conceptualization.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction - language and the cognitive constructural of space, Martin Putz. Part 1 A space in language: pointing, exis and distance
  • conceptualizing space in prepositions and morphology. Part 2 Space as a cultural artifact: can langauge use cope with space?
  • variability in the conceptualization of space. Space as a bridge to other conceptuated domains: from one meaning to another
  • from space to time, events and beyond. Part 4 Space as an organizing principle: discourse as space
  • abstracts words as space.

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