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22%OFFGilles Fauconnier - Spaces, Worlds and Grammar - 9780226239248 - V9780226239248
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Spaces, Worlds and Grammar

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Description for Spaces, Worlds and Grammar Paperback. These 12 original papers extend the mental-spaces framework developed by Gilles Fauconnier and demonstrate its utility in solving deep problems in linguistics and discourse theory. The contributors analyze a wide range of phenomena, including analogical counterfactuals and deictic expression. Series: Cognitive Theory of Language & Culture S. Num Pages: 364 pages, 69 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: CFB; CFG; CFK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
In the mental-spaces framework developed by Gilles Fauconnier in the mid-1980s, the mind creates multiple cognitive "spaces" to mediate its understanding of relations and activities in the world, and to engage in creative thought. These 12 original papers extend the mental-spaces framework and demonstrate its utility in solving deep problems in linguistics and discourse theory. Investigating the ties between mental constructs, they analyze a wide range of phenomena, including: analogical counterfactuals; the metaphor system for conceptualizing the self; abstract change expressions in Japanese; mood in Spanish; deictic expressions; copular sentences in Japanese; conditional constructions; and reference in American Sign Language. ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Series
Cognitive Theory of Language & Culture S.
Number of Pages
364
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226239248
SKU
V9780226239248
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