Space in Language and Cognition: Explorations in Cognitive Diversity (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521011969)

Spatial orientation and direction are core areas of human and animal thinking. But, unlike animals, human populations vary considerably in their spatial thinking. Revealing that these differences correlate with language (which is probably mostly responsible for the different cognitive styles), this book includes many cross-cultural studies investigating spatial memory, reasoning, types of gesture and wayfinding abilities. It explains the relationship between language and cognition and cross-cultural differences in thinking to students of language and the cognitive sciences.

Author: Stephen C. Levinson
ISBN-10: 0521011965
ISBN-13: 9780521011969
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/20/2003
Pages: 414
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.49lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.26w x 1.00d