Chapter published in:
Motion and Space across Languages: Theory and applications
Edited by Iraide Ibarretxe-Antuñano
[Human Cognitive Processing 59] 2017
► pp. 13–36

Introduction
Motion and semantic typology

A hot old topic with exciting caveats

| Universidad de Zaragoza
Article outline
  • 1.Theoretical framework: Lexicalization patterns and neo-relativistic variants
    • 1.1Lexicalization patterns and how speakers talk about motion
  • 2.Caveats, less studied issues, and much more
  • 3.Chapters in this collection: The MovEs project and beyond
  • 4.Future ahead
  • References
Published online: 14 August 2017
https://doi.org/10.1075/hcp.59.02iba
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