The perceptual basis of spatial representation

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// In V. Evans and P. Chilton (eds.). Language, Cognition and Space: The State of the Art and New Directions. — London: Equinox, 2010. — pp. 21-48.
This chapter is concerned with i) the perception of space, and the way in which spatial experience is ‘constructed’ by virtue of our sense-perceptory systems and brain mechanisms, and ii) how spatial experience is ‘redescribed’, giving rise to foundational spatial concepts prior to the emergence of language from around one year onwards.

Author(s): Evans Vyvyan.

Language: English
Commentary: 1520359
Tags: Языки и языкознание;Лингвистика;Когнитивная лингвистика и лингвоконцептология