Space and Time in Languages and Cultures : Language, Culture, and Cognition / edited by Luna Filipovic, Kasia M. Jaszczolt.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Space and Time in Languages and Cultures. Language, culture, and cognition; Editorial page; Title page; LCC Data; Table of contents; Editors and contributors; Foreword: Space and time in languages, cultures, and cognition; Introduction: Linguistic, cultural, and cognitive approaches to space and time; 1. Preliminary remarks; 2. The contributions to the volume; 3. Perspectives for future research; References; I. Linguistic and conceptual representation of events; 1. Event-based time intervals in an Amazonian culture; 1. Introduction.

2. Calendars and time reckoning: Anthropological perspectives3. Amondawa culture and society: An overview; 4. Time intervals in Amondawa language and culture; 5. Time and the human lifespan in Amondawa; 6. Discussion; References; 2. Vagueness in event times: An epistemic solution; 1. Introduction; 2. Temporal vagueness vs predicate vagueness; 3. What is it that is vague?; 4. Selecting a theory for temporal vagueness; 5. Conclusions; References; 3. Aspectual coercions in content composition; 1. Introduction; 2. Background; 3. From type presupposition to coercion.

4. A sketch of a formal theory of lexical meaning5. Modality, aspect, and the verbal complex; 6. Conclusion; References; 4. Back to the future: Just where are forthcoming events located?; 1. Introduction; 2. Spatio-kinetic metaphors for time and the role of Ego; 3. On the nature of the future tense; 4. Future locations; 5. Epistemic metaphors; 6. Conclusion; References; II. Cultural perspectives on space and time; 1. Introduction; 4. Conclusions; References; 6. Two temporalities of the Mongolian wolf hunter; 1. Introduction; 5. Concluding remarks; References.

7. Koromu temporal expressions: Semantic and cultural perspectives1. Introduction; 2. Geographic and sociolinguistic setting; 3. Time and Koromu morphosyntax; 4. Semantic primes and semantic molecules; 5. Basic temporal adverbs and temporal primes in Koromu; 6. Time, days, and parts of a day; 7. Counting the days -- a deictic centred system; 9. Conclusion; References; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; 1. Introduction; 2. The Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) as a tool of semantic description; 3. Russian temporal expressions and cultural attitudes to time; 4. Concluding remarks.

ReferencesIII. Conceptualizing spatio-temporal relations; 9. Linguistic manifestations of the space-time (dis) analogy; 1. Preliminaries; 2. The extensive noun-verb parallelism; 3. Asymmetries; 4. The multiple roles of time; 5. The dynamic conception of space; 6. Summation; References; 10. Vectors and frames of reference: Evidence from Seri and Yucatec; 1. Introduction; 2. Orientation and frames of reference; 3. Data collection and methods; 4. Seri and Yucatec data; 5. Frames of reference and vectors; 6. Conclusion; References; 11. Verbal and gestural expression of motion in French and Czech.

1. The conceptual category of motion and language diversity.

This is an interdisciplinary volume that focuses on the central topic of the representation of events, namely cross-cultural differences in representing time and space, as well as various aspects of the conceptualisation of space and time. It brings together research on space and time from a variety of angles, both theoretical and methodological. Crossing boundaries between and among disciplines such as linguistics, psychology, philosophy, or anthropology forms a creative platform in a bold attempt to reveal the complex interaction of language, culture, and cognition in the context of human co.

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