Forests: the cross-linguistic perspective

Do all humans perceive, think, and talk about tree cover (<q>forests</q>) in more or less the same way? International forestry programs frequently seem to operate on the assumption that they do. However, recent advances in the language sciences show that languages vary greatly as to h...

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Main Authors: N. Burenhult, C. Hill, J. Huber, S. van Putten, K. Rybka, L. San Roque
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-12-01
Series:Geographica Helvetica
Online Access:https://www.geogr-helv.net/72/455/2017/gh-72-455-2017.pdf