Motion Encoding in Language and Space [Hardcover]

This book brings together researchers in linguistics, computer science, psychology and cognitive science to investigate how motion is encoded in language. The book is divided into two parts. Part I considers the parameters at play in motion encoding (including directed motion) by presenting new research on Estonian, English, Norwegian, Bulgarian, Italian, German, Russian, Persian, and Tamil. Part II investigates the way in which different levels of spatial resolution or granularity play a role in the encoding of motion in language.

1. Introduction,Emile van der Zee and Mila Vulchanova
Part 1: Motion Encoding Across Languages: Multiple methods and applications
2. Distinctions in the Linguistic Encoding of Motion: Evidence from a free naming task,Mila Vulchanova, Liliana Martinez, and Valentin Vulchanov
3. The Encoding of Motion Events in Estonian,Renate Pajusalu, Neeme Kahusk, Heili Orav, Ann Veismann, Kadri Vider, and Haldur Oim
4. Domains fo Aqua-Motion: A case study in lexical typology,Yury Lander, Timur Maisak, and Ekaterina Rakhilina
5. Spatial Directionals for Robot Navigation,Andi Winterboer, Thora Tenbrink, and Reinhard Moratz
6. The Role of Structure and Function in the Conceptualization of Directions,Aleander Klippe, Thora Tenbrink, and Daniel R. Montello
Part 2: Granularity
7. Granularity in Taxonomy, Time, and Space,Jeffrey M. Zacks and Barbara Tversky
8. Granularity, in the Cross-linguistic Encoding of Motion and Location,Miriam van Staden and Bhuvana Narasimham
9. Granularity, Space, and Motion-framed Location,Mark Tutton
10. Path and Place: Lexical specification of granular compatibility,Hedda Schmidtke
11. The Lexical Representation of Path-curvature in Motion Expressions: A three-way path curvature distinction,Urpo Nikanne and Emile van der Zee
References
Index