In:Event Structure Metaphors through the Body: Translation from English to American Sign Language
Daniel R. Roush
[Figurative Thought and Language 4] 2018
► pp. 55–78
Chapter 4Arriving
Understanding events in terms of bodies in locations
Published online: 28 June 2018
https://doi.org/10.1075/ftl.4.c4
https://doi.org/10.1075/ftl.4.c4
Article outline
- The Location Event-Structure Metaphor: An overview
- States are locations
- States are locations: Evidence from English and ASL
- Changes are movements
- Changes are movements: Evidence from English and ASL
- Causes are forces/causation is forced movement
- Causes are forces/causation is forced movement: Evidence from English and ASL
- Actions are self-propelled movements
- Actions are self-propelled movements: Evidence from English and ASL
- Purposes are destinations
- Purposes are destinations: Evidence from English and ASL
- Means are paths
- Means are paths: Evidence from English and ASL
- Difficulties are impediments to motion
- Difficulties are impediments to motion: Evidence from English and ASL
- Freedom of action is the lack of impediments to motion
- Freedom of action is the lack of impediments to motion: Evidence from English and ASL
- External events are large, moving objects
- External events are large, moving objects: Evidence from English and ASL
- Long-Term, purposeful activities are journeys
- Long-Term, purposeful activities are journeys: Evidence from English and ASL
- Chapter summary
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