Factors Involved in the Use of In and On

Michele I. Feist · Dedre Gentner

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Categorization, perception, and language Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Language, Metaphor, and Cognition

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What factors influence people's use of spatial prepositions?In this paper, we examine the influence of four factors -geometry of the Ground, function of the Ground, animacy of the Ground, and animacy of the Figure -on the use of English in and on.We find evidence for all four of these factors.We conclude that spatial prepositions appear to involve a complex set of spatial and non-spatial interacting factors.

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