The Construal of Spatial Meaning: Windows Into Conceptual Space

by Carita Paradis (Editor), Jean Hudson (Editor), Ulf Magnusson (Editor)

This book considers how language users express and understand literal and metaphorical spatial meaning not only in language but also through gesture and pointing. Researchers explore the ways in which theoretical developments in language and cognition, new empirical techniques, and new computational facilities have led to a greater understanding of the relationship between physical space and mental space as expressed in human communication.

368 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2013