In:This is the Thing: A cognitive/typological investigation into the concept of ‘thinghood’
Michael Fortescue
[Human Cognitive Processing 79] 2026
► pp. 219–220
Language index
Published online: 5 January 2026
https://doi.org/10.1075/hcp.79.li
https://doi.org/10.1075/hcp.79.li
A
- Ainu15, 127
- Aleut14, 83, 90
- American Sign Language (ASL)13, 88, 212, 214
- Arabic12, 22, 90, 100–1, 123, 126, 128–9, 132, 209, 212
C
- Central Alaskan Yupik26, 58–9
- Chinese (Mandarin)11–12, 22, 90, 100, 117, 124, 147, 210, 212, 214
- Chukchi15, 83–4, 87, 90, 210, 212, 214
- Cora37
D
- Danish6, 8–9, 17, 91, 97–8, 109, 123, 132, 196, 209
- Diyari106
- Dutch118
- Dyirbal107
- Dzongkha12, 86
F
- Finnish12, 90, 99–100, 209–10, 124
- French6, 10, 22, 25, 30, 96–7, 122, 131–2, 139, 145, 209
G
- Georgian119
- German7–8, 87, 97, 107–8, 118, 131–2, 144–5, 183–4, 209, 212–3
- (Proto-)Germanic94, 183, 213
- Gothic7
- Greek7, 79, 87–9, 105, 117, 124, 129, 131, 184, 211–2
H
- Haida136–7
- Halkomelem106
- Hausa119
- Hindi/Urdu10, 119
- Hopi84
- Hungarian119
I
- Icelandic8, 196
- Indonesian13, 132, 210, 212, 214
- Irish98–9, 122
- Italian7, 97, 123
J
- Japanese12, 87, 90, 100, 110–1, 127, 132, 146–7, 210
K
- Kalam132
- Kaqchikel Mayan137
- Ket15, 84, 90, 107
- Kikongo119
- Kobon15, 124, 212
- Korean119
- Koyukon15, 85, 90, 103, 111–2, 126, 133, 210, 212
- Kwakwala136
- Kwaza15, 86
L
- Latin7, 22, 30–1, 34, 87, 91, 105, 122, 134, 183–5, 186–7, 189, 209, 212–3
- Lezgian117, 126
- Lithuanian119
M
- Manambu86, 90, 211
- Middle English10–11, 131
N
- Nahuatl119, 132
- Nanay116
- Nenets15–6
- Nivkh111
- Nuuchahnulth (Nootka)
O
- Old Church Slavonic9
- Old English6, 9, 30–1, 91, 94, 132, 181–4, 209, 213
- Old Norse7, 79
P
- Papua New Guinea Pidgin (Tok Pisin)20, 132, 211
- Polar Eskimo43–6
- Polish9, 118, 122
- Portuguese118
- Proto-Eskimo82–3, 93, 130, 185
Q
- Quechua119
R
- Romance7, 109
- Russian9, 88, 98, 110, 112–3, 115–6, 137, 146, 209, 213
S
- Samoan86, 102
- Sanskrit7, 10, 91, 105, 131, 209, 213
- Spanish7, 123, 137–8
- Swahili13, 110, 132
T
- Tagalog116
- Tamil106
- Tariana86, 90
- Thai13, 128
- Tupi Guaraní128–9
- Turkish12, 122, 126, 209, 214
- Tzeltal141
U
- Uighur115
W
- Welsh9
- West Greenlandic13–5, 17–8, 36–7, 82–3, 102, 104, 116, 124, 130, 185, 196, 210, 212, 214
X
- Xhosa13, 25, 101–2, 212
- !Xun15, 128
Y
- Yidiny15, 86, 103
- Yoruba13, 85, 92, 101, 210
- Yukaghir84, 90
Z
- Zapotec141
