Landscape in Language: Transdisciplinary Perspectives - Couverture rigide

 
9789027202864: Landscape in Language: Transdisciplinary Perspectives
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9027202869 ISBN 13 : 9789027202864
Editeur : John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2011

Synopsis

Landscape is fundamental to human experience. Yet until recently, the study of landscape has been fragmented among the disciplines. This volume focuses on how landscape is represented in language and thought, and what this reveals about the relationships of people to place and to land. Scientists of various disciplines such as anthropologists, geographers, information scientists, linguists, and philosophers address several questions, including: Are there cross-cultural and cross-linguistic variations in the delimitation, classification, and naming of geographic features? Can alternative world-views and conceptualizations of landscape be used to produce culturally-appropriate Geographic Information Systems (GIS)? Topics included: ontology of landscape; landscape terms and concepts; toponyms; spiritual aspects of land and landscape terms; research methods; ethical dimensions of the research; and its potential value to indigenous communities involved in this type of research.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Landscape is fundamental to human experience. Yet until recently, the study of landscape has been fragmented among the disciplines. This volume focuses on how landscape is represented in language and thought, and what this reveals about the relationships of people to place and to land. Scientists of various disciplines such as anthropologists, geographers, information scientists, linguists, and philosophers address several questions, including: Are there cross-cultural and cross-linguistic variations in the delimitation, classification, and naming of geographic features? Can alternative world-views and conceptualizations of landscape be used to produce culturally-appropriate Geographic Information Systems (GIS)? Topics included: ontology of landscape; landscape terms and concepts; toponyms; spiritual aspects of land and landscape terms; research methods; ethical dimensions of the research; and its potential value to indigenous communities involved in this type of research.

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Éditeur
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9027202869
ISBN 13 
9789027202864
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
464
Éditeur
Mark David M., Turk Andrew G., Burenhult Niclas, Stea David
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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