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Direct linkCarlson, Laura A.; Covey, Eric S. – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2005
A word may mean different things in different contexts. The current study explored the changing denotations of spatial terms, focusing on how the distance inferred from a spatial description varied as a function of the size of the objects being spatially related. We examined both terms that explicitly convey distance (i.e., topological terms such…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Perceptual Development, Semantics, Language Usage
