3. Action and state interpretations of ‘sit’ in Japanese and English

John Newman; Toshiko Yamaguchi

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John Newman and Toshiko Yamaguchi

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Newman, John and Yamaguchi, Toshiko. "3. Action and state interpretations of ‘sit’ in Japanese and English". The Linguistics of Sitting, Standing and Lying, edited by John Newman, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2002, pp. 43-59. https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.51.04new

Newman, J. & Yamaguchi, T. (2002). 3. Action and state interpretations of ‘sit’ in Japanese and English. In J. Newman (Ed.), The Linguistics of Sitting, Standing and Lying (pp. 43-59). John Benjamins Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.51.04new

Newman, J. and Yamaguchi, T. 2002. 3. Action and state interpretations of ‘sit’ in Japanese and English. In: Newman, J. ed. The Linguistics of Sitting, Standing and Lying. John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 43-59. https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.51.04new

Newman, John and Yamaguchi, Toshiko. "3. Action and state interpretations of ‘sit’ in Japanese and English" In The Linguistics of Sitting, Standing and Lying edited by John Newman, 43-59. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2002. https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.51.04new

Newman J, Yamaguchi T. 3. Action and state interpretations of ‘sit’ in Japanese and English. In: Newman J (ed.) The Linguistics of Sitting, Standing and Lying. John Benjamins Publishing Company; 2002. p.43-59. https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.51.04new

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Prelim pages i
Table of contents v
Preface vii
1. A cross-linguistic overview of the posture verbs ‘sit’, ‘stand’, and ‘lie’ 1
2. Semantics and combinatorics of ‘sit’, ‘stand’, and ‘lie’ in Lao 25
3. Action and state interpretations of ‘sit’ in Japanese and English 43
4. Posture and existence predicates in Dene Suliné (Chipewyan) 61
5. Posture verbs in two Tibeto-Burman languages of Nepal 79
6. The semantic network of Dutch posture verbs 103
7. The syntax and semantics of posture forms in Trumai 141
8. Men stand, women sit 179
9. Posture, location, existence, and states of being in two Central Australian languages 213
10. Sit right down the back 239
11. Posture verbs in Oceanic 269
12. The grammatical evolution of posture verbs in Kxoe 315
13. Posture verbs in Mbay 333
14. The posture verbs in Korean 359
15. Embodied standing and the psychological semantics of stand 387
Author index 401
Language index 403

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Chapters in this book

Prelim pages i
Table of contents v
Preface vii
1. A cross-linguistic overview of the posture verbs ‘sit’, ‘stand’, and ‘lie’ 1
2. Semantics and combinatorics of ‘sit’, ‘stand’, and ‘lie’ in Lao 25
3. Action and state interpretations of ‘sit’ in Japanese and English 43
4. Posture and existence predicates in Dene Suliné (Chipewyan) 61
5. Posture verbs in two Tibeto-Burman languages of Nepal 79
6. The semantic network of Dutch posture verbs 103
7. The syntax and semantics of posture forms in Trumai 141
8. Men stand, women sit 179
9. Posture, location, existence, and states of being in two Central Australian languages 213
10. Sit right down the back 239
11. Posture verbs in Oceanic 269
12. The grammatical evolution of posture verbs in Kxoe 315
13. Posture verbs in Mbay 333
14. The posture verbs in Korean 359
15. Embodied standing and the psychological semantics of stand 387
Author index 401
Language index 403

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