Space in language and cognition: explorations in cognitive diversity
Auteur :
Levinson, Stephen C.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521812627
Date de publication :
20 mars 2003
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
780 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this 2003 book, 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.