Figure and GROUND in the construal of motion
A Registerial Perspective
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 4975112 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Abhishek Kumar Kashyap (0000-0002-2760-5515, Sun Yat-sen University, autor de correspondencia), Christian M I M Matthiessen (0000-0003-0247-5723, Hong Kong Polytechnic University) |
| Año | 2017 |
| Volumen | 63 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 62-91 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2017-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | WORD (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0043-7956 • E-ISSN: 2373-5112 |
| Editorial | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00437956.2016.1275359 |
| OpenAlex | W2601925056 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 5 |
| Referencias citadas | 32 |
This paper investigates the specific kind of spatial details that are given attention in the construal of motion in different registers. Essentially, we examine six text types from four registers-differentiated in terms of field of activity into enabling, expounding, recreating, and reporting. We use a functional registerial approach developed within systemic functional linguistics and show that each register has its own preferences in terms of what they construe when they construe motion in the texts that are centrally concerned with location in, and motion through, space. To meet our objectives, we analyze the transitivity functions assigned to two types of spatial components, the figures of motion and the associated circumstantial elements known as ground (e.g. Source, Destination, and Place). We quantify each registers preferences in terms of frequency of occurrences of each spatial element. The findings in this study reveal that specific choices made in the text are guided by the texts functional need with respect to the construal of motion
Circumstantial evidence · Construal level theory · Deixis · Field (mathematics · Figure–ground · Geography · Linguistics · Motion (physics · Perception · Perspective (graphical · Pure mathematics · Register (sociolinguistics · Space (punctuation) · Transitive relation · Artificial Intelligence · Categorization, perception, and language · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Spatial Cognition and Navigation
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| Obras citantes distintas | 5 |
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| Citas por año | 0,71 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 5 |