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Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-05-19 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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This volume explores the grammatical properties of body-part expressions across a range of languages and language families in the Americas, including Arawakan,
Body Part Terms in Conceptualization and Language Usage
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Pages: 321
Authors: Iwona Kraska-Szlenk
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The volume focuses on body part terms as the vehicle of embodied cognition and conceptualization. It explores the relationship between universal embodiment, lan
Grammar from the Human Perspective
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Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
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The papers of this volume investigate how grammar codes the subjective viewpoint of human language users, that is, how grammar reflects human conceptualization.
Cognitive Foundations of Grammar
Language: en
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Authors: Bernd Heine
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The author argues that, as the main function of language is to convey meaning, language structure must be considered with reference to this function. A treatmen
Grammars of Space
Language: en
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Spatial language - that is, the way languages structure the spatial domain – is an important area of research, offering insights into one of the most central