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Interpreting Motion
Interpreting Motion presents an integrated perspective on how language structures constrain concepts of motion and how the world shapes the way motion is linguistically expressed. …
The Construal of Spatial Meaning
This book considers how language users express and understand literal and metaphorical spatial meaning not only in language but also through gesture and pointing. Researchers …
The Spatial Foundations of Language and Cognition
This book presents recent research on the role of space as a mechanism in language use and learning. It proceeds from the notion that cognition in real time, developmental time, …
Functional Features in Language and Space
The notions of 'function', 'feature' and 'functional feature' are associated with relatively new developments and insights in several areas of cognition. This book brings together …
Representing Space in Cognition
This book considers how people talk about their environment, find their way in new surroundings, and plan routes. Part I explores the empirical insights gained from research in the …
Spatial Language and Dialogue
This book considers how people talk about the location of objects and places. Spatial language has occupied many researchers across diverse fields, such as linguistics, psychology, …
Motion Encoding in Language and Space
This book brings together researchers in linguistics, computer science, psychology and cognitive science to investigate how motion is encoded in language. The book is divided into …
Representing Direction in Language and Space
This book considers how it is possible for people to use directions like 'above the table' or 'over the city'. How does our brain or any other information processing system …