{"product_id":"the-semantics-of-english-prepositions-spatial-scenes-embodied-meaning-and-cognition-hardback-9780521814300","title":"The Semantics of English Prepositions; Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning, and Cognition (Hardback) 9780521814300","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Semantics of English Prepositions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSpatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning, and Cognition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProvides a comprehensive, theoretical analysis of the semantics of English prepositions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrea Tyler (Author), Vyvyan Evans (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521814300, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 June 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e268 pages, 54 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.6 cm, 0.573 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The authors present a very detailed descriptive analysis … this well-produced and well-edited book is highly relevant for linguists interested in (cognitive) lexical semantics, polysemy, and spatial particles.' Journal of Linguistics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eUsing a cognitive linguistics perspective, this book provides a comprehensive, theoretical analysis of the semantics of English prepositions. All English prepositions originally coded spatial relations between two physical entities; while retaining their original meaning, prepositions have also developed a rich set of non-spatial meanings. In this study, Tyler and Evans argue that all these meanings are systematically grounded in the nature of human spatio-physical experience. The original 'spatial scenes' provide the foundation for the extension of meaning from the spatial to the more abstract. This analysis articulates an alternative methodology that distinguishes between a conventional meaning and an interpretation produced for understanding the preposition in context, as well as establishing which of several competing senses should be taken as the primary sense. Together, the methodology and framework are sufficiently articulated to generate testable predictions and allow the analysis to be applied to additional prepositions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. The nature of meaning\u003cbr\u003e 2. Embodied meaning and spatial experience\u003cbr\u003e 3. Towards a model of principled polysemy: spatial scenes and conceptualization\u003cbr\u003e 4. The semantic network for over\u003cbr\u003e 5. The vertical axis\u003cbr\u003e 6. Spatial particles of orientation\u003cbr\u003e 7. Bounded landmarks\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Linguistics%20%5BCF%5D%22\"\u003eCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005574664472,"sku":"9780521814300","price":81.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521814300i_48708de1-8347-4f38-b2c6-dbad0ee873f7.jpg?v=1691368318","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-semantics-of-english-prepositions-spatial-scenes-embodied-meaning-and-cognition-hardback-9780521814300","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}