Introduction published in:
From Culture to Language and Back: The Animacy Hierarchy in language and discourseEdited by Laure Gardelle and Sandrine Sorlin
[International Journal of Language and Culture 5:2] 2018
► pp. 133–162
Introduction
Anthropocentrism, egocentrism and the notion of Animacy Hierarchy
Sandrine Sorlin | Aix-Marseille Université, LERMA
Article outline
- 1.Origins of the notion of ‘Animacy Hierarchy’
- 2.The ‘Animacy Hierarchy’ as a deceptively simple concept
- 3.Is Animacy the most relevant vantage point? A look at competing hierarchies
- 4.The relevance of the Animacy Hierarchy for grammar
- 5.Further relevance of the Animacy Hierarchy for language and culture
- 5.1Beyond grammar
- 5.2Exploiting the Animacy and Agency Hierarchies: A cross-genre (and culture) perspective
- 6.Specific issues explored in the following papers
- Notes
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Published online: 28 June 2018
https://doi.org/10.1075/ijolc.00004.gar
https://doi.org/10.1075/ijolc.00004.gar
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