[Lexicog] Back to the Future

Sat Jul 29 00:02:04 UTC 2006

Don't forget "down through the years", yet another orientation.

--Ken

John Roberts <dr_john_roberts at sil.org> wrote:                                  ï»¿   
  Time Orientation
 In a language like English the  perception is that speakers face forward to the future with respect to the time  line and the past is behind them.   For example, English speakers would typically say they are looking  forward to future events and back to past events. Some headline examples:  Australians are looking forward to a solar future and Look back at  the past week, with our weekly round up of Yorkshire  Dales News.
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