Re: Are 'spatial relations' Universals?

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From: Harlan Messinger
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 1995 00:00

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An aspect of the spatial relations question that has interested me is the 
demonstrative and related concepts. English has "this" versus "that", 
though this/that/yon has existed. In other languages:

   French: ceci/cela = this/that
   Chinese: zhei/nei = this/that
   Spanish: este/ese/aquel = this/that one nearby/that one yonder
   Japanese: kono/sono/ano = this/that one nearby/that one yonder

Similarly for here/there or here/there close by/there far away:

   French: ici/la`
   Chinse: zhe/na
   Spanish: aqui'/ai'/alli' (but aca'/alla')
   (I don't know the Japanese)

What other variations exist?

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From: gusty@clark.net (Harlan Messinger)
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Date: 1995/07/05
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