Sentence examples for spatial meaning from inspiring English sources

For Lotze, Helmholtz observes, "to the sensations from spatially distinct nerve endings correspond various determinate Localzeichen [literally: place signs], whose spatial meaning is learned" (Helmholtz 1968 [1869], 57).

Although this approach is significant and provides spatial meaning, it is ineffective for deterministic analysis.

These were not considered spatial unless the phrase itself has a spatial meaning.

Gestures and language together create a single integrated system of meaning expression where each can add or constrain the spatial meaning of the other (McNeill, 1992).

It occurs at constituent level and below, with three of the eight instances being circumstances (one downranked), while six are Qualifiers: Thus, as Table 11 shows, where Bowen favours spatial meaning as Qualifiers, Patrick favours Matter.

If downranked Qualifiers that instantiate spatial meaning are added to the number of ranking Qualifiers, this figure increases to 42.3% (11/26 instances), nearly half the number of spatial meanings.

Fig. 5 Spatial meanings in Bowen (2010) across structures.

Further, if downranked circumstances instantiating spatial meanings are added to the number of ranking circumstances, this figure increases to 15/26 (57.7%) spatial meanings.

Without these Qualifiers, nearly half the spatial meanings would be missed.

Figure 5 shows that while spatial meanings are almost evenly spaced across Qualifiers, circumstances and downranked circumstances, it is Qualifiers that are the most frequent choice for spatial meanings.

Table 5 shows that of these spatial meanings, geographical are the most common, focusing on where the fishing took place.