Broader perspectives on motion event descriptions / edited by Yo Matsumoto, National Institute for Japanese Language, and Linguistics ; Kazuhiro Kawachi, National Defense Academy of Japan.

Author/creator International Cognitive Linguistics Conference
Other author Matsumoto, Yo, 1960-
Other author Kawachi, Kazuhiro.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAmsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2020]
Descriptionvi, 324 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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SeriesHuman cognitive processing, 1387-6724 ; volume 69
Abstract "Human languages exhibit fascinating commonalities and variations in the ways they describe motion events. In this volume, the contributors present their research results concerning motion event descriptions in the languages that they investigate. The volume features new proposals based on a broad range of data involving different kinds of motion events previously understudied, such as caused motion (e.g., kick a ball across) and even visual motion (e.g., look into a hole). Special attention is also paid to deixis, a hitherto neglected aspect of motion event descriptions. A wide range of languages is examined, including those spoken in Europe, Africa, and Asia. The results provide new insights into the patterns languages deploy to represent motion events. This volume will appeal to anyone interested in language universals and typology, as well as the relationship between language and thought"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteChiefly a collection of papers presented at the 11th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, held July11-16, 2011, in Xi'an, China.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020013601
ISBN9789027205667 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
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