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Publication details [#12347]
Korneva, Valentina. 2008. Spatial categories as a reflection of the spatial thinking of a people. Issues in Cognitive Linguistics 5 (6) : 82–88. 7 pp.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
Russian
Keywords
Place, Publisher
The Russian Cognitive Linguists Association
Abstract
This paper discusses the particularities of the spatial thinking of Spaniards and how these particularities are reflected in the nominative strategies of Spanish. The author also substantiates the importance of the vertical orientation in conceptualization processes.