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 all types, and that non-linguistic cognition mirrors the systems available in the local language. The book reports on collaborative, interdisciplina Space in Language and Cognition - Stephen C. Levinson od authora Stephen C. Levinson a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
| Autor |
Stephen C. Levinson |
| Jazyk |
anglický |
| Počet stran |
414 |
| Rok vydání |
2010 |
| Typ |
filmy |
| Nakladatelství |
Cambridge University Press |
