Year: 2003
Type: article
Abstract: What factors influence people's use of spatial prepositions?In this paper, we examine the influence of four factors -geometry of the Ground, function of the Ground, animacy of the Ground, and animacy of the Figure -on the use of English in and on.We find evidence for all four of these factors.We conclude that spatial prepositions appear to involve a complex set of spatial and non-spatial interacting factors.
Authors: Michele I. Feist, Dedre Gentner
Institution: Northwestern University
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: National Science Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W2162888058