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Conceptual transfer as an areal factor spatial conceptualizations in Mainland Southeast Asia

By analyzing conceptual transfer this volume offers new insight in areal linguistics. Mainland Southeast Asia unifies great linguistic richness consisting of numerous languages and countless varieties of genetically diverse language families. Nevertheless, the area is known as a prime example for li...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Siebenhütter, Stefanie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston ; Berlin De Gruyter Mouton 2019, ©2020
Series:Pacific Linguistics
Subjects:
Südostasien
Arealtypologie
Areal Linguistics
Language Arts & Disciplines > Linguistics > General
Online Access:
Collection: DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Abstract
  • 1. Encoding of spatial concepts on the Southeast Asian mainland
  • 2. Mainland Southeast Asia - language area par excellence?
  • 3. Factors for defining the 'conceptual area'
  • 4. Methods
  • 5. Analyzing the encoding of static spatial notions in Southeast Asia
  • 6. Analysis from an onomasiological perspective
  • 7. Analysis of the semasiological perspective
  • 8. Text data analysis
  • 9. Mainland Southeast Asia-Sprachbund par excellence
  • 10. Conclusion and outlook
  • Appendix
  • Maps
  • Tables
  • Figures
  • References
  • Index

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