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Aryawibawa, I Nyoman – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Many scholars have proposed concepts relevant to spatial reference. Herskovits (1982) proposed that the topological concepts support, contiguity and containment are basic in English, while Levinson et al.'s (2003) examination of nine unrelated languages revealed that the concept attachment is primary. Neither of these proposals is confirmed in…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Foreign Countries, Indonesian, Spatial Ability
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Tzeng, Oliver C. S.; And Others – Linguistics, 1976
Cross cultural comparisons of the underlying psychological structures of 20 kinship terms for 17 selected language/culture communities were investigated. An evaluation was made of the technique used. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Componential Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Family Relationship
Lehrer, Adrienne – Linguistic Reporter, 1971
Descriptors: Componential Analysis, Deep Structure, Distinctive Features (Language), Language Research