Event Representation in Language and Cognition

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511782039

Event Representation in Language and Cognition examines new research into how the mind deals with the experience of events. Empirical research into the cognitive processes involved when people view events and talk about them is still a young field. The chapters by leading experts draw on data from the description of events in spoken and signed languages, first and second language acquisition, co-speech gesture and eye movements during language production, and from non-linguistic categorization and other tasks. The book highlights newly found evidence for how perception, thought, and language constrain each other in the experience of events. It will be of particular interest to linguists, psychologists, and philosophers, as well as to anyone interested in the representation and processing of events.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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Figures
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Contributors
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Acknowledgments
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1 - On representing events – an introduction
pp 1-12
- By Eric Pederson, University of Oregon, Jürgen Bohnemeyer, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
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2 - Event representation in serial verb constructions
pp 13-42
- By Andrew Pawley, Australian National University
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3 - The macro-event property
pp 43-67
The segmentation of causal chains
- By Jürgen Bohnemeyer, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, N. J. Enfield, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, James Essegbey, University of Florida at Gainesville, Sotaro Kita, University of Birmingham
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4 - Event representation, time event relations, and clause structure
pp 68-83
A crosslinguistic study of English and German
- By Mary Carroll, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Christiane von Stutterheim, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
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5 - Event representations in signed languages
pp 84-107
- By Aslı Özyürek, Radboud University Nijmegen and Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Pamela Perniss, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, and DCAL, University College London
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6 - Linguistic and non-linguistic categorization of complex motion events
pp 108-133
- By Jeff Loucks, Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, University of Washington, Eric Pederson, University of Oregon
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7 - Putting things in places
pp 134-165
Developmental consequences of linguistic typology
- By Dan I. Slobin, University of California, Berkeley, Melissa Bowerman, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Penelope Brown, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Sonja Eisenbeiß, University of Essex, Bhuvana Narasimhan, University of Colorado at Boulder
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8 - Language-specific encoding of placement events in gestures
pp 166-188
- By Marianne Gullberg, Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University
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9 - Visual encoding of coherent and non-coherent scenes
pp 189-215
- By Christian Dobel, Westfälische Wilhelmsuniversität Münster, Reinhild Glanemann, Westfälische Wilhelmsuniversität Münster, Helene Kreysa, Bielefeld University, Pienie Zwitserlood, Westfälische Wilhelmsuniversität Münster, Sonja Eisenbeiß, University of Essex
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10 - Talking about events
pp 216-227
- By Barbara Tversky, Stanford University and Columbia Teachers College, Jeffrey M. Zacks, Washington University, Julie Bauer Morrison, Glendale Community College, Bridgette Martin Hard, Stanford University
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11 - Absent causes, present effects
pp 228-252
How omissions cause events
- By Phillip Wolff, Emory University, Matthew Hausknecht, University of Texas at Austin, Kevin Holmes, Emory University
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References
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Index
pp 278-282
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Figures
pp vii-ix

Contributors
pp x-xi

Acknowledgments
pp xii-xiv

1 - On representing events – an introduction
pp 1-12

2 - Event representation in serial verb constructions
pp 13-42

3 - The macro-event property
pp 43-67

4 - Event representation, time event relations, and clause structure
pp 68-83

5 - Event representations in signed languages
pp 84-107

6 - Linguistic and non-linguistic categorization of complex motion events
pp 108-133

7 - Putting things in places
pp 134-165

8 - Language-specific encoding of placement events in gestures
pp 166-188

9 - Visual encoding of coherent and non-coherent scenes
pp 189-215

10 - Talking about events
pp 216-227

11 - Absent causes, present effects
pp 228-252

References
pp 253-277

Index
pp 278-282

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