Uniformity and variation in Tseltal reference frame use  

Oleh:

Polian, Gilles ; Bohnemeyer, Juergen

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language Sciences (Full Text) vol. 33 no. 6 (2011), page 868-891.
Topik: Tseltal (or Tzeltal) Frames of reference Space Semantic typology
Fulltext: vol. 33 issue 6 November, 2011. p. 868-891.pdf (2.75MB)

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Tseltal (Mayan) speakers have been described as favoring absolute frames of reference (FoRs) in spatial language and cognition (Levinson, 2003; Brown, 2006). We present the results of a new referential communication task conducted in three Tseltal communities. The data show an overall preference for object-centered and landmark-based descriptions over absolute ones. The use of absolute FoRs varied drastically across the communities in correlation with the salience of topographic features. We argue that this variation is evidence of environmental constraints on FoR use, but not of environmental determinism as suggested by Li and Gleitman (2002)

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