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