Article published In: Lingvisticæ Investigationes
Vol. 9:1 (1985) ► pp.109–129
Au-Dela des Descriptions Geometriques et Logiques de L'espace
Une Description Fonctionnelle
Published online: 1 January 1985
https://doi.org/10.1075/li.9.1.07van
https://doi.org/10.1075/li.9.1.07van
Which is the best way of describing spatial prepositions? Even though geometry and logic provide rigorous and useful tools for this undertaking, I will show that they fall short from describing completely these prepositions. A complete description must take into consideration the movement and the function of their prepositional terms as well as cognitive notions like access to perception, potential meeting, the relationship container/ contained, etc. General orientation, a family resemblance concept whose main features are the frontal direction, the direction of movement and the line of sight, is also needed.
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