Spatial Concepts in Slavic : a Cognitive Linguistic Study of Prepositions and Cases.

The focus of this book is how Slavic languages represent spatial relations, and how spatial cognition and perception influence the understanding and linguistic coding of nonspatial domains. Individual analyses concentrate on the semantics of selected prepositions and cases in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbia...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Saric, Ljiljana
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2014.
Series:Slavistische Studienbücher. Neue Folge.
Subjects:
Slavic languages > Semantics.
Slavic languages > Prepositions.
Slavic languages > Case.
Space and time in language.
Langues slaves > Sémantique.
Langues slaves > Prépositions.
Langues slaves > Cas.
Espace et temps dans le langage.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Serbian & Croatian.
Slavic languages > Case
Slavic languages > Prepositions
Slavic languages > Semantics
Space and time in language
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Summary:The focus of this book is how Slavic languages represent spatial relations, and how spatial cognition and perception influence the understanding and linguistic coding of nonspatial domains. Individual analyses concentrate on the semantics of selected prepositions and cases in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (B/C/S), providing a comparative perspective on other Slavic languages, primarily Russian and Polish. The opening analysis discusses the main theoretical notion - metaphorical extension - exemplifying the relation of spatial usages of linguistic items to non-spatial usages. This is followed by an.
Physical Description:1 online resource (313 pages)
ISBN:9783447191845
3447191848

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