Reflections on the Functional Characterization of Spatial Prepositions

In his research on spatial prepositions, Vandeloise raised the basic question of whether they are really spatial in nature. He clearly established the importance—if not the predominance—of functional considerations. In the case of in, for example, the container function is at least as important as s...

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Main Author: Ronald W. Langacker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cercle linguistique du Centre et de l'Ouest - CerLICO
Series:Corela
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/corela/999