Language, time and the Amondawa

[Vyv Evans]

Dear all,

Colleagues may be interested in the following story just published by 
the BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13452711

It relates to findings by Chris Sinha and colleagues on the 
lexicalisation and conceptualisation of time by the Amondawa, a remote 
tribe in Western Amazonia.  The findings have potential implications for 
issues pertaining to cross-linguistic and cross-cultural differences, 
and universals (or the lack of them) in the domain of time.

The full paper has recently been published in Language & Cognition.  
Institutional and individual subscribers to the journal will be able to 
download the paper electronically.  The journal website is here:  
www.languageandcognition.net

Best wishes,

Vyv


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Prof. Vyv Evans
Professor of Linguistics
www.vyvevans.net

Head of School
School of Linguistics & English Language
Bangor University
www.bangor.ac.uk/linguistics

General Editor of 'Language & Cognition'
A Mouton de Gruyter journal
www.languageandcognition.net