
Space, Time, and the Use of Language
An Investigation of Relationships
Thora Tenbrink(Author)
De Gruyter Mouton (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 2007
Book
Mixed media product
VIII, 340 pages
978-3-11-916484-9 (ISBN)
Article is exhausted; no reprint
Description
Does temporal language depend on spatial language? Many parallels between spatial and temporal expressions, and many examples of metaphorical processes, seem to prove this. But how are expressions such as before and after, in front and behind actually used in natural discourse - does their application reflect a conceptual dependency relation? The book addresses this question from an innovative perspective, drawing together earlier findings from various directions and supplementing them by empirical investigations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Illustrations
Includes a print version and an ebook
ISBN-13
978-3-11-916484-9 (9783119164849)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Thora Tenbrink, University of Bremen, Germany.