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4 - Time in Space

Cross-Linguistic Variation and Metaphor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2023

Sarah E. Duffy  and
Michele I. Feist
Sarah E. Duffy
Affiliation:
Northumbria University, Newcastle
Michele I. Feist
Affiliation:
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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Summary

Chapter 4 explores cross-linguistic variation in the language of space along with the potential implications of this variation for the spatial conceptualization of time.

Keywords

OrientationAxesAsymmetryFrames of ReferenceEgo-RPTime-RPCross-linguisticMotion
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Time, Metaphor, and Language
A Cognitive Science Perspective
 , pp. 50 - 81
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Time in Space
  • Sarah E. Duffy, Northumbria University, Newcastle, Michele I. Feist, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Book: Time, Metaphor, and Language
  • Online publication: 09 November 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108150101.004
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  • Time in Space
  • Sarah E. Duffy, Northumbria University, Newcastle, Michele I. Feist, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Book: Time, Metaphor, and Language
  • Online publication: 09 November 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108150101.004
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  • Time in Space
  • Sarah E. Duffy, Northumbria University, Newcastle, Michele I. Feist, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Book: Time, Metaphor, and Language
  • Online publication: 09 November 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108150101.004
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