The idea that spatial cognition provides the foundation of
linguistic meanings, even highly abstract meanings, has been put
forward by a number of linguists in recent years. This book takes
this proposal into new dimensions and develops a theoretical
framework based on simple geometric principles. All speakers are
conceptualisers who have a point of view both in a literal and in
an abstract sense, choosing their perspective in space, time and
the real world. The book examines the conceptualising properties of
verbs, including tense, aspect, modality and transitivity, as well
as the conceptual workings of grammatical constructions associated
with counterfactuality, other minds and the expression of moral
force. It makes links to the cognitive sciences throughout and
concludes with a discussion of the relationship between language,
brain and mind.
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