Functional features in language and space : insights from perception, categorization, and development /

The 'language and space' area is a relatively new research area in cognitive science. Studying how language and spatial representation are linked in the human brain mainly draws on research in existing disciplines focusing on language, perception, categorization and development. Representa...

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Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Carlson, Laura Anne, Zee, Emile van der.
Weitere Verfasser:
Carlson, Laura Anne, Zee, Emile van der
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
The 'language and space' area is a relatively new research area in cognitive science. Studying how language and spatial representation are linked in the human brain mainly draws on research in existing disciplines focusing on language, perception, categorization and development. Representative researchers from these sub-disciplines of cognitive science discuss new insights in their own field of expertise and show what role their definition of 'function', 'feature', or 'functional feature' plays in their research. New research centred around these concepts is on the forefront of developments in
Umfang:
1 online resource (401 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Series statements on jacket.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-375) and indexes.
ISBN:
0-19-926432-5
1-280-75664-0
1-4294-2181-9
0-19-151470-5
0-19-153258-4
Schlagworte:
Space and time in language.
Functionalism (Linguistics)
Cognitive maps (Psychology)
Psycholinguistics.
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