Space, Time, And The Use Of Language —— An Investigation of Relationships

----- 语言的空间、时间与利用

ISBN: 9783110195200 出版年：2008 页码：353 Tenbrink, Thora De Gruyter Mouton

Does temporal language depend on spatial language? Many parallels between spatial and temporal expressions, and many examples of metaphorical processes, seem to prove this. But how are expressions such as before and after, in front and behind actually used in natural discourse - does their application reflect a conceptual dependency relation? The book addresses this question from an innovative perspective, drawing together earlier findings from various directions and supplementing them by empirical investigations.