Event Representation in Language and Cognition

. Ed(s): Bohnemeyer, Jurgen; Pederson, Eric

ISBN 10: 1107629861 / ISBN 13: 9781107629868

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2014

About this Item

Examines new research into how the mind deals with the experience of events. Editor(s): Bohnemeyer, Jurgen; Pederson, Eric. Series: Language, Culture and Cognition. Num Pages: 298 pages, 81 b/w illus. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. . . 2014. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Event Representation in Language and Cognition
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107629861
• ISBN 13: 9781107629868
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Event Representation in Language and Cognition examines new research into how the mind deals with the experience of events. Empirical research into the cognitive processes involved when people view events and talk about them is still a young field. The chapters by leading experts draw on data from the description of events in spoken and signed languages, first and second language acquisition, co-speech gesture and eye movements during language production, and from non-linguistic categorization and other tasks. The book highlights newly found evidence for how perception, thought, and language constrain each other in the experience of events. It will be of particular interest to linguists, psychologists, and philosophers, as well as to anyone interested in the representation and processing of events.

About the Authors

Jürgen Bohnemeyer is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. He is the author of The Grammar of Time Reference in Yukatek Maya (2002).

Eric Pederson is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Oregon. He is the co-editor (with Jan Nuyts) of Language and Conceptualization (Cambridge University Press, 1997) and Perspectives on Language and Conceptualization (1993).