the psychological semantics of spatial prepositions /
First Statement of Responsibility
Kenny R. Coventry, Simon C. Garrod
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New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Psychology Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2004
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xii, 201 p. :
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ill. ;
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24 cm
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Series Title
Essays in cognitive psychology
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-190) and indexes
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction to the domain -- Saying : spatial prepositions and lexical semantics -- Grounding language in perception : from "saying" to "seeing and acting" -- Experimental evidence for the functional geometric framework 1. The so-called topological prepositions -- Experimental evidence for the functional geometric framework 2. Which way up is up? : the projective prepositions -- Experimental evidence for the functional geometric framework 3. Other prepositions : proximity, coincidence and being between -- Putting it all together -- Cross-linguistic and developmental implications -- Extensions, links, and conclusions -- The functional geometric framework and embodiment