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Another Look at Modification in Spatial Prepositions [Elektronisk resurs]

open access: yes, 2013
The goal of this paper is to propose a unification of two strands of research within the semantics of spatial prepositions. The first strand focuses on the so-called modification problem, which can be stated as follows.
Ursini, Francesco-Alessio,
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Neural correlates of locative prepositions

open access: yes, 2008
Locative prepositions might be special linguistic modifiers because they form a natural link between verbal and visual-spatial information. In the present fMRI study we found evidence that understanding categorical spatial relations expressed in language
Ramsey, Nick F.   +3 more
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Polysemy in Spatially Ambiguous Prepositions

open access: yes, 2018
Human language strongly connects conveyed ideas to the spatial plane. Prepositions are some of the most important pieces in describing how two entities relate in spatial terms.

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Spatial Relations in Persian : An investigation on the locative use of prepositions with comparison to English

open access: yes, 2016
This study is an investigation on the spatial span of Persian prepositions in colloquial speech, focusing on the locative use of prepositions. The results are compared with English prepositions as well.
Moltaji, Niloofar
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UNDERSTANDING PREPOSITIONS THROUGH COGNITIVE GRAMMAR. A CASE OF IN

open access: yes, 2004
Poly - semantic nature of prepositions has been discussed in linguistic literature and confirmed by language data. In the majority of research within cognitive linguistics prepositions have been approached as predicates organising entities in space, with
Turewicz, prof. Kamila
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On the Acquisition of the meanings of ten Spatial Prepositions

open access: yes, 1975
The purpose of the present study was to determine the order of acquisition of the meanings of ten prepositions denoting spatial relations from the performance of sixty children on two tasks: a comprehension task which examined receptive understanding of ...
Cook, Donna L.
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METHODS OF EXPRESSING SPATIAL MEANINGS IN RUSSIAN AND CHINESE LANGUAGES (LINGVISTIC AND DIDACTIC ASPECT)

open access: yesRussian Language Studies, 2016
This article discusses the means of expressing spatial relations - position and direction of action - in Russian and Chinese languages. The purpose of the comparative description is to identify the similarities and differences in the meaning and use of ...
Jiaru Yao
doaj  

A Look "Inside" Children's Real-time Processing of Spatial Prepositions [PDF]

open access: yes
A wealth of evidence indicates that children use their developing linguistic knowledge to incrementally interpret speech and predict upcoming reference to objects.
Ovans, Zoe   +4 more
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