TY - CHAP
T1 - HERE, NEAR, FAR
T2 - Spatial conceptualisation and cognition in a cross-linguistic perspective (English vs. Russian)
AU - Gladkova, Anna
PY - 2014/12/31
Y1 - 2014/12/31
N2 - This chapter explores variation and similarities in the conceptualisation of space in Russian and English on the basis of selected terms of 'location' and 'proximity/distance. It adopts the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) approach, which identifies eight semantic universals of space, three of which, HERE, NEAR, FAR, were tested for their realisation in both languages. A semantic analysis of terms denoting 'here, 'near', 'not far, and 'far' confirms the presence of the three universal primes in English and Russian, though they differ in how they conceptually carve up the notion of space. The study has implications for research into bilingualism and language acquisition and demonstrates that the NSM formulae can be used experimentally to test spatial conceptualisation and cognition cross-linguistically.
AB - This chapter explores variation and similarities in the conceptualisation of space in Russian and English on the basis of selected terms of 'location' and 'proximity/distance. It adopts the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) approach, which identifies eight semantic universals of space, three of which, HERE, NEAR, FAR, were tested for their realisation in both languages. A semantic analysis of terms denoting 'here, 'near', 'not far, and 'far' confirms the presence of the three universal primes in English and Russian, though they differ in how they conceptually carve up the notion of space. The study has implications for research into bilingualism and language acquisition and demonstrates that the NSM formulae can be used experimentally to test spatial conceptualisation and cognition cross-linguistically.
KW - Central and Eastern European Languages (incl Russian)
KW - Linguistic Structures (incl Grammar, Phonology, Lexicon, Semantics)
KW - Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics)
UR - http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/206745297
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85190590777
U2 - 10.1075/hcp.44.05gla
DO - 10.1075/hcp.44.05gla
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9789027223982
VL - 44
T3 - Human Cognitive Processing
SP - 121
EP - 150
BT - Multilingual Cognition and Language Use: Processing and typological perspectives
A2 - Filipovic, Luna
A2 - Putz, Martin
PB - John Benjamins Publishing Company
CY - Amsterdam, Netherlands
ER -