The Representation of Motion Events in English and German
Author | : Katharina Zaychenko |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 2024-11-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783111319865 |
ISBN-13 | : 3111319865 |
Rating | : 4/5 (865 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Representation of Motion Events in English and German written by Katharina Zaychenko and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2024-11-18 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The encoding of motion event components is a central element in determining the nature of linguistic and conceptual representations underlying motion event construal. This work approaches the verbalization and conceptualization of motion events in German and English from a theoretical point of view and on the basis of a corpus study, an online survey, and an in-person experiment. The research focuses on the investigation of different factors determining motion event construal of native speakers and learners by examining cognitive variables – i.e., visual endpoint salience and cognitive cost caused by non-habitual aspect use – and grammatical factors – i.e., grammatical viewpoint aspect.