Applications of Cognitive Linguistics -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- List of Tables -- Table of Contents -- Part I: Theoretical preambel -- Chapter 1: Setting the stage -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Behind the stage I: theoretical preliminaries -- 1.3 Behind the stage II: theoretical preliminaries in cognitive linguistics -- 1.4 Spatial cognitive semantics and spatial practices -- 1.5 Spatial semiotics and cognitive anthropology -- 1.6 Gestalt theoretical foundations -- 1.7 Figure-ground asymmetries in action: the case of Micronesian navigation -- 1.8 Lexical-semantic encoding patterns of spatial cognition:geometrical idealizations -- 1.9 The languages of mountainous and prairie regions -- 1.9 A sketch of the grammars -- 1.9.1 Dene Chipewyan -- 1.9.2 Upper Necaxa Totonac -- 1.9.3 Eipomek -- 1.10 Structure of the book -- Chapter 2: Cognitive representation of knowledge: spatial mental models -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Theoretical basics -- 2.3 Cognitive representation of knowledge: spatial mental models -- 2.4 A simple cognitive network -- 2.5 Cognition, perception, and language -- 2.6 Frames of reference -- 2.7 Figure-ground constructions -- 2.8 Degree of specificity -- 2.9 Mental models as cognitive maps: orientation as implicit spatial reasoning -- 2.10 Landmarks as coordinates of orientation -- 2.11 Intermediate conclusion -- Part II: Linguistic encodings of spatial mental models: the case studies -- Chapter 3: Figure-ground reversals in language -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Elicitation tools -- 3.2.1 The Topological Relational Markers Picture Series -- 3.2.2 The Caused Position Test -- 3.2.3 The Spatial Categorization Elicitation Test -- 3.3 Figure-ground asymmetries -- 3.3.1 Canonical figure-ground relationships -- 3.4 Figure-ground reversals -- 3.5 Concluding remarks.

Chapter 4: Degrees of specificity in spatial semantics -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Spatial semantics: topological spatial relations -- 4.2.2 Subjects, equipment, and materials -- 4.3 Degrees of specificity in spatial semantics: Dene and Totonac -- 4.3.1 Figure located on horizontal ground -- 4.3.2 Superior and interior spatial relations -- 4.4 Projective figure-ground spatial relations -- 4.5 Dynamic figure-ground spatial relations -- 4.6 Concluding remarks -- Chapter 5: Language loss in spatial semantics: Dene -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Topological relations in Dene -- 5.2.1 General summary of methods and results -- 5.2.2 Subjects, equipment, and materials -- 5.2.3 Overall results -- 5.3 Results of specific spatial topological relations in Dene -- 5.3.1 Similar expressions of topological relations -- 5.4 Differences in spatial marking -- 5.4.1 Superior and interior spatial relations -- 5.4.2 Projective figure-ground spatial relations -- 5.5 Miscellaneous figure-ground spatial relations -- 5.6 Concluding remarks -- Part III: Spatial concepts as landmarks: cognitive semantics meets cognitive anthropology -- Chapter 6: Spatial concepts, language and practice in Eipo and Dene -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Spatial mental models as cognitive maps -- 6.3 Cognitive maps of landmarks for orientation andnavigation -- 6.4 Anthropological and linguistic background: Dene -- 6.4.1 Contact history and recent acculturation -- 6.4.2 Material culture and subsistence techniques -- 6.4.3 Social structures -- 6.4.4 Traditional religion -- 6.4.5 Physical environment -- 6.4.6 Relationships to neighboring groups -- 6.5 Anthropological and linguistic background: Eipo -- 6.5.1 Contact history and recent acculturation -- 6.5.2 Material culture and subsistence techniques -- 6.5.3 Social structures -- 6.5.4 Traditional religion -- 6.5.5 Physical environment.

6.5.6 Relationship to neighboring groups -- 6.6 Excursus: center and periphery in Eipo -- 6.6.1 Building an Eipo house -- 6.7 Natural limitations in Eipo -- 6.8 Distance in Eipo -- 6.9 Representations of spaces in Eipo and Dene -- 6.9.1 Orientation in Eipomek -- 6.9.2 Orientation in Dene -- 6.10 Conclusion -- Chapter 7: Closing the stage -- 7.1 Final comments and outlook -- Bibliography -- Index.