Event segmentation: cross-linguistic differences in verbal and non-verbal tasks

Events, as fundamental units in human perception and cognition, are limited by quality changes of objects over time. In the present study, we investigate the role of language in shaping event units. Given fundamental cross-linguistic differences in the concepts encoded in the verb, as in French comp...

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Hauptverfasser: Gerwien, Johannes (VerfasserIn) , Stutterheim, Christiane von (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 6 August 2018
In: Cognition
Year: 2018, Jahrgang: 180, Pages: 225-237
ISSN:1873-7838
DOI:10.1016/j.cognition.2018.07.008
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2018.07.008
Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010027718301914
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Verfasserangaben:Johannes Gerwien, Christiane von Stutterheim

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