Kenny R Coventry, Simon C Garrod

Saying, Seeing and Acting

The Psychological Semantics of Spatial Prepositions

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Produktbeschreibung

When we speak about the spatial locations of objects are we simply saying where they are, or are we also pointing to something about their function? This is the question explored in Saying, Seeing and Acting.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781841691169
• ISBN-10: 184169116X
• Artikelnr.: 37192122

Autorenporträt

Kenny R. Coventry is the Reader in Cognitive Science at the University of Plymouth. He co-ordinates the Spatial Language Group, and is a member of the Centre for Thinking and Language. Simon C. Garrod is a Professor in Psychology at the University of Glasgow. He holds the Chair in Cognitive Psychology and is Director of the Human Communication Research Centre project in Glasgow.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Saying, Seeing and Acting. Background to the Domain. Introduction
to the Domain. Saying Spatial Prepositions and Lexical Semantics. Grounding
Language in Perception - From "Saying" to "Seeing and Acting". Part 2:
Saying, Seeing and Acting: Constructing an Account. Introducing the
Functional Geometric Framework. Experimental Evidence for the Functional
Geometric Framework. The So-called Topographical Prepositions. Experimental
Evidence for the Functional Geometric Framework. Which Way up is up? The
Projective Prepositions. Experimental Evidence for the Functional Geometric
Framework. Other Prepositions: Proximity, Coincidence and Being between.
Part 3: Putting Saying, Seeing and Acting Together. The Functional
Geometric Framework in Action. Putting It all Together. Cross-linguistic
and Developmental Implications. Extensions, Links and Conclusions.
References.