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In:Broader Perspectives on Motion Event Descriptions
Edited by Yo Matsumoto and Kazuhiro Kawachi
[Human Cognitive Processing 69] 2020
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Introduction
Motion event descriptions in broader perspective

 | National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics
 | National Defense Academy of Japan
Published online: 11 August 2020
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https://doi.org/10.1075/hcp.69.int
Article outline
  • 1.General statement
  • 2.Talmy’s motion typology
    • 2.1Overview of Talmy’s motion typology
    • 2.2Questions and extensions
      • 2.2.1Terms and assumptions
      • 2.2.2Manner salience and the third type: Slobin’s contributions
      • 2.2.3Intralinguistic variation
  • 3.Broader perspectives
    • 3.1Types of motion event descriptions
    • 3.2Deixis
    • 3.3Types of Manner
  • 4.The chapters in this volume
  • Notes
  • References
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