Space provides the source domain for the conceptualization of more abstract domains. This can be shown in the extension of space prepositions to the encoding of non-spatial semantic roles. In the case of the domain of agency, the languages of Europe offer a wide variety of usages of space prepositions for the encoding of the semantic role agent with passive verbs. Metaphors discussed in the paper involve the spatial semantic roles of origin, source, path and various types of locations
The origin of agent markers - Metaphors underlying the extension of spatial prepositions in European languages
Silvia Luraghi
2025-01-01
Abstract
Space provides the source domain for the conceptualization of more abstract domains. This can be shown in the extension of space prepositions to the encoding of non-spatial semantic roles. In the case of the domain of agency, the languages of Europe offer a wide variety of usages of space prepositions for the encoding of the semantic role agent with passive verbs. Metaphors discussed in the paper involve the spatial semantic roles of origin, source, path and various types of locationsFile in questo prodotto:
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