De Gruyter Mouton Spatial Semiotics and Spatial Mental Models: Figure-Ground Asymmetries in Language: 27 (Applications of Cognitive Linguistics [ACL], 27)

Product Description This book presents novel data from endangered languages and cultures that are ever so often still not focused on. It combines different disciplines to capture the intricacies of spatial orientation and navigation. Also, the interplay between culture through language and practices presents new insights in the importance of combining cognitive semantics with cognitive anthropology. About the Author Martin Thiering, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin & Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.