Language, space and mind the conceptual geometry of linguistic meaning

Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction: space, geometry, mind; 2. Viewpoint, reference frames and transformations; 3. Distance, direction and verbs; 4. Event types and cognitive operators; 5. Times, tenses and reference frames; 6. Counterfactual reflections; 7. Reference fram...

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Main Author: Chilton, Paul A
Format: Book
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Published: [UK.] Cambridge University 2014
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Online Access:http://lrc.tdmu.edu.vn/opac/search/detail.asp?aID=2&ID=28687
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Institutions: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Thủ Dầu Một
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Summary:Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction: space, geometry, mind; 2. Viewpoint, reference frames and transformations; 3. Distance, direction and verbs; 4. Event types and cognitive operators; 5. Times, tenses and reference frames; 6. Counterfactual reflections; 7. Reference frames and other minds; 8. Mental distance and complement clauses; 9. Verbs, complements and their conceptual effects; 10. The deontic dimension; 11. Concluding perspectives.
Physical Description:xix, 333 pages