Language-specific encoding of placement events in gestures
Gullberg, Marianne LU
(2011)
p.166-188
- Abstract
- This study focuses on the effect of the semantics of placement verbs on placement event representations. Specifically, it explores to what extent the semantic properties of habitually used verbs guide attention to certain types of spatial information. French, which typically uses a general placement verb (mettre, 'put'), is contrasted with Dutch, which uses a set of fine-grained
(semi-)obligatory posture verbs (zetten, leggen, 'set/stand', 'lay'). Analysis of the concomitant gesture production in the two languages reveals a patterning toward two distinct, languagespecific event representations. The object being placed is an essential part of the Dutch representation, while French speakers instead focus only on the (path of the)... (More) - This study focuses on the effect of the semantics of placement verbs on placement event representations. Specifically, it explores to what extent the semantic properties of habitually used verbs guide attention to certain types of spatial information. French, which typically uses a general placement verb (mettre, 'put'), is contrasted with Dutch, which uses a set of fine-grained
(semi-)obligatory posture verbs (zetten, leggen, 'set/stand', 'lay'). Analysis of the concomitant gesture production in the two languages reveals a patterning toward two distinct, languagespecific event representations. The object being placed is an essential part of the Dutch representation, while French speakers instead focus only on the (path of the) placement movement. These perspectives permeate the entire placement domain regardless of the actual verb used. (Less)
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- Gullberg, Marianne
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- publishing date
- 2011
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Dutch, crosslinguistic differences, event representation, gesture, caused motion, placement, French
- host publication
- Event representation in language and cognition
- editor
- Bohnemeyer, Jürgen and Pederson, Eric
- pages
- 166 - 188
- publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- ISBN
- 978 0 521 89834 8
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Linguistics and Phonetics (015010003)
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abstract = {{This study focuses on the effect of the semantics of placement verbs on placement event representations. Specifically, it explores to what extent the semantic properties of habitually used verbs guide attention to certain types of spatial information. French, which typically uses a general placement verb (mettre, 'put'), is contrasted with Dutch, which uses a set of fine-grained<br/><br>
(semi-)obligatory posture verbs (zetten, leggen, 'set/stand', 'lay'). Analysis of the concomitant gesture production in the two languages reveals a patterning toward two distinct, languagespecific event representations. The object being placed is an essential part of the Dutch representation, while French speakers instead focus only on the (path of the) placement movement. These perspectives permeate the entire placement domain regardless of the actual verb used.}},
author = {{Gullberg, Marianne}},
booktitle = {{Event representation in language and cognition}},
editor = {{Bohnemeyer, Jürgen and Pederson, Eric}},
isbn = {{978 0 521 89834 8}},
keywords = {{Dutch; crosslinguistic differences; event representation; gesture; caused motion; placement; French}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{166--188}},
publisher = {{Cambridge University Press}},
title = {{Language-specific encoding of placement events in gestures}},
year = {{2011}},
}