David B Paxman: 1 book

Book cover of Voyage into Language

Voyage into Language

Space and the Linguistic Encounter, 1500–1800

by David B. Paxman
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017

In this new study, author David Paxman demonstrates that ordinary spatial concepts, together with the changing sense of the earth's space brought about by exploration, navigation, and mapping exerted a strong influence on linguistic thought. Paxman illuminates how our thinking about language as a...
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