Get Free Shipping on orders over $79
Language, Space and Mind : The Conceptual Geometry of Linguistic Meaning - Paul Chilton

Language, Space and Mind

The Conceptual Geometry of Linguistic Meaning

By: Paul Chilton

Hardcover | 10 July 2014

At a Glance

Hardcover


RRP $207.95

$182.99

12%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $45.75 with

 or 

Ships in 5 to 7 business days

The idea that spatial cognition provides the foundation of linguistic meanings, even highly abstract meanings, has been put forward by a number of linguists in recent years. This book takes this proposal into new dimensions and develops a theoretical framework based on simple geometric principles. All speakers are conceptualisers who have a point of view both in a literal and in an abstract sense, choosing their perspective in space, time and the real world. The book examines the conceptualising properties of verbs, including tense, aspect, modality and transitivity, as well as the conceptual workings of grammatical constructions associated with counterfactuality, other minds and the expression of moral force. It makes links to the cognitive sciences throughout and concludes with a discussion of the relationship between language, brain and mind.
Industry Reviews
'For many years cognitive linguists have argued that language is grounded in space. This accessible and engaging book explores just how far simple geometric principles can be pushed to account for a wide range of language phenomena.' Kenny Coventry, University of East Anglia

More in Psycholinguistics

Fundamentals of Formulaic Language - Simon Wakley
How Languages are Learned : 5th Edition - Patsy Lightbown

RRP $88.95

$87.75

The Psychology of Language : From Data to Theory 4th Edition - Trevor A. Harley
Language Curriculum Design : 2nd edition - John Macalister

RRP $94.99

$81.75

14%
OFF
Sociolinguistics and the Legal Process : MM Textbooks - Diana Eades
Second Language Research 3ed : Methodology and Design - Alison Mackey
Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking : 2nd Edition - Jonathan M. Newton
Sleight of Mouth : The Magic of Conversational Belief Change - Robert Dilts