About this title: Languages differ in how they describe space, and such differences between languages can be used to explore the relation between language and thought. This 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, interdisciplinary ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 03/2003
ISBN-13:9780521812627ISBN:0521812623
Description: Like New, Unread, not previously owned. May show signs of wear including remainder marks or stickers on book or cover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 414 p. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780521011969ISBN:0521011965
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 8.98 by 1.1 inches. (414 pages) stephen c. levinson uses differences between languages to explore the relation between language and thought. stephen c. levinson uses differences between languages to explore the relation between language and thought. he shows that even in a core cognitive domain like spatial thinking, language influences how people think, memorize and reason about spatial relations and directions. stephen c. levinson uses differences between languages to ... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780521812627ISBN:0521812623
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 9.29 by 1.26 inches. (414 pages) stephen c. levinson uses differences between languages to explore the relation between language and thought. stephen c. levinson uses differences between languages to explore the relation between language and thought. he shows that even in a core cognitive domain like spatial thinking, language influences how people think, memorize and reason about spatial relations and directions. stephen c. levinson uses differences between languages to ... read more
Description: New. Stephen C. Levinson uses differences between languages to explore the relation between language and thought. He shows that even in a core cognitive domain like spatial thinking, language influences how people think, memorize and reason about spatial relations and directions. read more
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521011969ISBN:0521011965
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). Stephen C. Levinson uses differences between languages to explore the relation between language and thought. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521011969ISBN:0521011965
Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. Spatial orientation and direction are core areas of human and animal thinking. But, unlike animals, human populations vary considerably in their spatial thinking. Revealing that these differences correlate with language (which is probably mostly responsible for the different cognitive styles), this book includes many cross-cultural studies ... read more
Description: New. Stephen C. Levinson uses differences between languages to explore the relation between language and thought. He shows that even in a core cognitive domain like spatial thinking, language influences how people think, memorize and reason about spatial relations and directions. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521812627ISBN:0521812623
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). Stephen C. Levinson uses differences between languages to explore the relation between language and thought. read more
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