| Perception and Cognition in Language and Culture Contributor(s): Aikhenvald, Alexandra (Editor), Storch, Anne (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004233679 ISBN-13: 9789004233676 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $155.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Etymology |
| Dewey: 401.95 |
| LCCN: 2012047175 |
| Series: Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.5" (1.30 lbs) 300 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Every language has a way of talking about seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching. In about a quarter of the world's languages, grammatical evidentials express means of perception. In some languages verbs of vision subsume cognitive meanings. In others, cognition is associated with a verb of auditory perception, touch, or smell. 'Vision' is not the universally preferred means of perception. In numerous cultures, taboos are associated with forbidden visual experience. Vision may be considered intrusive and aggressive, and linked with power. In contrast, 'hearing' and 'listening' are the main avenues for learning, understanding and 'knowing'. The studies presented in this book set out to explore how these meanings and concepts are expressed in languages of Africa, Oceania, and South America. |