Language, Space and Mind: The Conceptual Geometry of Linguistic Meaning

ISBN-13: 9781108810388 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 353 str.

Paul Chilton

Opis

A new approach to linguistic meaning and grammatical constructions based on simple geometric principles.

Recenzje

'For many years cognitive linguists have argued that language is grounded in space. This accessible and engaging book explores just how far simple geometric principles can be pushed to account for a wide range of language phenomena.' Kenny Coventry, University of East Anglia

Spis treści

1. Introduction: space, geometry, mind; 2. Viewpoint, reference frames and transformations; 3. Distance, direction and verbs; 4. Event types and cognitive operators; 5. Times, tenses and reference frames; 6. Counterfactual reflections; 7. Reference frames and other minds; 8. Mental distance and complement clauses; 9. Verbs, complements and their conceptual effects; 10. The deontic dimension; 11. Concluding perspectives.