Semantic typology and spatial conceptualization

Language

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 557-589

  Pederson, Eric ^c   Levinson, Stephen ^a   Danziger, Eve ^b   Kita, Sotaro ^a   Wilkins, David ^a   Senft, Gunter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 0000809993     PISSN: 00978507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lan.1998.0074     Document Type: Article

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