Geospatial natural language in indigenous Australia: Research priorities

Bill Palmer; Joe Blythe; Alice Gaby; Dorothea Hoffmann; Maïa Ponsonnet

Geospatial natural language in indigenous Australia: Research priorities

Bill Palmer, Joe Blythe, Alice Gaby, Dorothea Hoffmann, Maïa Ponsonnet

School of Social Sciences

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Abstract

Australian languages are widely believed to exemplify abstract spatial conceptual systems, manifest as cardinal terms. In fact, Australian languages typically make heavy use of terms invoking local environmental features. We report on research investigating correlations between linguistic spatial systems and topography, and the role of socio-cultural factors in individual variation in spatial referential strategy choices.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	17-27
Number of pages	11
Journal	CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Volume	2455
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2019
Event	2nd Workshop on Speaking of Location: Communicating about Space, SoL 2019 - Regensburg, Germany Duration: 9 Sept 2019 → 13 Sept 2019

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