
From Space to Time
A cognitive analysis of the Cora locative system and its temporal extensions
Eugene H. Casad(Author)
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Published on 19. December 2012
Book
Hardback
263 pages
978-90-272-2393-7 (ISBN)
Description
Eugene Casad's posthumous monograph is an in-depth study of the TIME IS SPACE metaphor in Cora - an Uto-Aztecan language spoken in the state of Nayarit, Mexico - within the framework of Ronald Langacker's Cognitive Grammar. The author provides an introduction to Cora speakers and their history, and traces the evolution of Cora locative expressions, comparing them with cognate or corresponding expressions in other Uto-Aztecan languages, e.g. Huichol, to reconstruct the development of Cora temporal meanings. Based on a meticulous analysis of synchronic and diachronic data, Casad postulates distinct Cora models of time, grammatical aspect, and event structure, among which the topographically based model of time is especially prominent. This important book can be regarded as the opus magnum of the author. It should be of interest to scholars working in conceptual metaphor theory, grammaticalization, and the history and typology of Uto-Aztecan languages.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
+ index
Weight
670 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-2393-7 (9789027223937)
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Eugene H. Casad | Klaus-Uwe Panther | Linda L. Thornburg
From Space to Time
A cognitive analysis of the Cora locative system and its temporal extensions
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Nanjing Normal University & University of Hamburg
Nanjing Normal University
Content
1. List of figures; 2. List of tables; 3. List of maps; 4. Abbreviations; 5. Author's preface; 6. Editors' preface (by Panther, Klaus-Uwe); 7. Prologue (by Casad, Betty M.); 8. Introduction (by Langacker, Ronald W.); 9. Part 1. Background and orientation; 10. Chapter 1. The Cora people and their language; 11. Chapter 2. Theoretical prerequisites; 12. Part 2. The emergence of the Cora locative system; 13. Chapter 3. Inventory of Cora and Huichol locative prefixes; 14. Chapter 4. Emergence of some Cora locative prefix sequences; 15. Part 3. From space to time; 16. Chapter 5. Cora temporals: Grounding and scope; 17. Chapter 6. Space, events, and time in Cora; 18. Chapter 7. Time and the sequencing of events; 19. Chapter 8. Grammatical constructions and their temporal usages; 20. Notes; 21. References