Article published in:
Conceptualizations of TimeEdited by Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk
[Human Cognitive Processing 52] 2016
► pp. 273–294
Reflection of temporal horizon in linguistic performance
A significant body of cognitive research has identified the way in which temporal
horizons are developed in the human mind, as well as the influence they
exert on individual and social behavior. This study demonstrates a cognitive
schema of temporal horizon that emerges from the frequency of expressions
denoting temporal distance in spontaneous linguistic performance of Polish
speakers. Linguistic material analyzed in this study includes transcriptions of
impromptu conversations conducted in informal personal contexts, which were
compiled into a demographically annotated linguistic corpus that amounts
to 2.4 million words. The results reveal that the temporal horizon functions
predominantly within three distinctive brackets corresponding to one day, one
year, and up to 50 year periods. Moreover, the findings indicate that it tends to
alter dynamically with age.
Keywords: cognition, cognitive schema, language, temporal horizon, time, time perspective
Published online: 14 June 2016
https://doi.org/10.1075/hcp.52.12wal
https://doi.org/10.1075/hcp.52.12wal
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