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Review article published In: From Culture to Language and Back: The Animacy Hierarchy in language and discourse
Edited by Laure Gardelle and Sandrine Sorlin
[International Journal of Language and Culture 5:2] 2018
► pp. 133–162

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Introduction

Anthropocentrism, egocentrism and the notion of Animacy Hierarchy

 | Université Grenoble-Alpes | LIDILEM
 | Aix-Marseille Université, LERMA
Published online: 28 June 2018
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Article outline
  • 1.Origins of the notion of ‘Animacy Hierarchy’
  • 2.The ‘Animacy Hierarchy’ as a deceptively simple concept
  • 3.Is Animacy the most relevant vantage point? A look at competing hierarchies
  • 4.The relevance of the Animacy Hierarchy for grammar
  • 5.Further relevance of the Animacy Hierarchy for language and culture
    • 5.1Beyond grammar
    • 5.2Exploiting the Animacy and Agency Hierarchies: A cross-genre (and culture) perspective
  • 6.Specific issues explored in the following papers
  • Notes
  • References
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