Space in Language and Cognition: Explorations in Cognitive Diversity
(Part of the Language Culture and Cognition Series)
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Languages differ in how they describe space, and such differences between languages can be used to explore the relation between language and thought. This 2003 book shows that even in a core cognitive domain like spatial thinking, language influences how people think, memorize and reason about spatial relations and directions. After outlining a typology of spatial coordinate systems in language and cognition, it is shown that not all languages use...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521011965
ISBN13:9780521011969
Release Date:April 2003
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:414 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 8.9"
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