Geospatial natural language in Indigenous Australia: research priorities

Bill Palmer; Joe Blythe; Alice Gaby; Dorothea Hoffmann; Maïa Ponsonnet

Geospatial natural language in Indigenous Australia: research priorities

Bill Palmer, Joe Blythe, Alice Gaby, Dorothea Hoffmann, Maïa Ponsonnet

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Abstract

Australian languages are widely believed to exemplify abstract spatial conceptual systems, manifest as cardinal terms. In fact, Australian languages typically make heavy use of terms invoking local environmental features. We report on research investigating correlations between linguistic spatial systems and topography, and the role of socio-cultural factors in individual variation in spatial referential strategy choices.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Workshop on Speaking of Location 2019
Subtitle of host publication	communicating about space
Editors	Kristin Stock, Christopher B. Jones, Thora Tenbrick
Place of Publication	Regensburg, Germany
Publisher	CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Pages	17-27
Number of pages	11
Volume	2455
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	Workshop on Speaking of Location 2019 - Regensburg, Germany Duration: 9 Sept 2019 → 13 Sept 2019

Publication series

Name	CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Volume	2455
ISSN (Electronic)	1613-0073

Conference

Conference	Workshop on Speaking of Location 2019
Abbreviated title	SoL 2019
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Regensburg
Period	9/09/19 → 13/09/19

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Keywords

spatial language
spatial frames of reference
topography
sociotopography
cross-cultural research
individual variation
Indigenous Australia

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Palmer, B., Blythe, J., Gaby, A., Hoffmann, D., & Ponsonnet, M. (2019). Geospatial natural language in Indigenous Australia: research priorities. In K. Stock, C. B. Jones, & T. Tenbrick (Eds.), Proceedings of the Workshop on Speaking of Location 2019: communicating about space (Vol. 2455, pp. 17-27). (CEUR Workshop Proceedings; Vol. 2455). CEUR Workshop Proceedings. http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2455/

Palmer, Bill ; Blythe, Joe ; Gaby, Alice et al. / Geospatial natural language in Indigenous Australia : research priorities. Proceedings of the Workshop on Speaking of Location 2019: communicating about space. editor / Kristin Stock ; Christopher B. Jones ; Thora Tenbrick. Vol. 2455 Regensburg, Germany : CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 2019. pp. 17-27 (CEUR Workshop Proceedings).

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Palmer, B, Blythe, J, Gaby, A, Hoffmann, D & Ponsonnet, M 2019, Geospatial natural language in Indigenous Australia: research priorities. in K Stock, CB Jones & T Tenbrick (eds), Proceedings of the Workshop on Speaking of Location 2019: communicating about space. vol. 2455, CEUR Workshop Proceedings, vol. 2455, CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Regensburg, Germany, pp. 17-27, Workshop on Speaking of Location 2019, Regensburg, Germany, 9/09/19. <http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2455/>

Geospatial natural language in Indigenous Australia: research priorities. / Palmer, Bill; Blythe, Joe; Gaby, Alice et al.
Proceedings of the Workshop on Speaking of Location 2019: communicating about space. ed. / Kristin Stock; Christopher B. Jones; Thora Tenbrick. Vol. 2455 Regensburg, Germany: CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 2019. p. 17-27 (CEUR Workshop Proceedings; Vol. 2455).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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