Family resemblances and the structure of spatial relationships

This article investigates the strength and the shortcomings of the notion of family resemblance features in the description of the linguistic representation of spatial relationships. The relationship bearer/burden (B/b) conveyed in French by x est sur y and the relationship of suspension (S) conveye...

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Main Author: Claude Vandeloise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cercle linguistique du Centre et de l'Ouest - CerLICO 2005-12-01
Series:Corela
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/corela/514