Vantage Theory : A View on Language, Cognition and Categorization.
Title:
Vantage Theory : A View on Language, Cognition and Categorization.
Author:
Głaz, Adam.
ISBN:
9781443852586
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (452 pages)
Contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- LIST OF TABLES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE -- CHAPTER TWO -- CHAPTER THREE -- CHAPTER FOUR -- CHAPTER FIVE -- CHAPTER SIX -- CHAPTER SEVEN -- CHAPTER EIGHT -- APPENDIX -- CONTRIBUTORS -- AUTHOR INDEX -- THEMATIC INDEX.
Abstract:
The book is concerned with Vantage Theory (VT), a model of categorization proposed by the American linguist, anthropologist, and cognitive scientist, Robert E. MacLaury (1944-2004). It consists of three of his previously unpublished studies and five chapters by other authors. Vantage Theory views categorization as a process of vantage (point of view) construction by analogy to the way humans orient themselves in space-time. Originating in the domain of color, the theory was extended to cover...
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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