Ideophones are marked words that depict sensory imagery found in many of the world's
languages. They are noted for their special forms, distinct grammatical behaviour, rich …

Frames of reference are coordinate systems used to compute and specify the location of
objects with respect to other objects. These have long been thought of as innate concepts …

If languages influence the way we think, do bilinguals think differently in their respective
languages? And if languages do not affect thought, why do bilinguals often perceive such …

We humans are incarnate. Our embodiment shapes both what and how we experience,
think, mean, imagine, reason, and communicate. Th is claim is a bold one, and it fl ies in the …

Languages differ in how they describe space, and such differences between languages can
be used to explore the relation between language and thought. This book shows that even …

This New York Times bestseller is an exciting and fearless investigation of language from
the author of Rationality, The Better Angels of Our Nature and The Sense of Style and …

My goal in writing this book has been to convey the principles and issues of
psycholinguistics in a straightforward and accessible manner. The field, although principally …

In this paper we examine the relations between parent spatial language input, children's
own production of spatial language, and children's later spatial abilities. Using a longitudinal …

Gestures that spontaneously accompany speech convey information coordinated with the
concurrent speech. There has been considerable theoretical disagreement about the …

Semantics is the study of meaning in language. This clear and comprehensive textbook
provides an introduction to the subject for undergraduate students. It not only equips …