The Grammar of Space
| San José State University
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A cross-linguistic study of grammatical morphemes expressing spatial relationships that discusses the relationship between the way human beings experience space and the way it is encoded grammatically in language.
The discussion of the similarities and differences among languages in the encoding and expression of spatial relations centers around the emergence and evolution of spatial grams, and the semantic and morphosyntactic characteristics of two types of spatial grams. The author bases her observations on the study of data from 26 genetically unrelated and randomly selected languages.
It is shown that languages are similar in the way spatial grams emerge and evolve, and also in the way specific types of spatial grams are used to express not only spatial but also temporal and other non-spatial relations. Motivation for these similarities may lie in the way we, as human beings, experience the world, which is constrained by our physical configuration and neurophysiological apparatus, as well as our individual cultures.
[Typological Studies in Language, 25] 1994. xiv, 290 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
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xi
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List of Abbreviations
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xiii
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The conceptual framework
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1
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General Methodology
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41
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The Evolution of Spatial Grams
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61
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The Front-Back Axis
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123
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Conclusion
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203
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Notes
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213
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Appendix A: The SpaceCats sample
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223
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Appendix B: Coding manual
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225
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Appendix C: Meaning component working definitions
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235
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Appendix D: Frequency of meaning components in the data base
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245
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Appendix E: Nominal sources of spatial grams
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249
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Bibliography
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263
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Language Index
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279
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Name Index
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283
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Subject Index
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287
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Subjects
BIC Subject: CF – Linguistics
BISAC Subject: LAN009000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General