Description
Language is all about time if you really think about it. Our daily language is full of expressions that refer to the past or the future (‘let’s meet next Wednesday’), or that rely on cyclic time (‘we go on vacation every summer’). Perhaps you recognize the feeling of being drawn into a novel. It is precisely the way in which language expresses time that carries one through a text. Examining the way we use language is a fascinating way to learn about our relationship with time. As language is uniquely human, it provides a window on how we perceive and experience time. But the fact that languages of the world vary in their expression of time complicates the picture. Are there universal principles that underlie this linguistic diversity, is there a common thread? Henriëtte de Swart explores what the grammar of time, combined with insights from other fields such as philosophy and psychology, can tell us about the shared human experience of time.| Period | 7 Mar 2017 |
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| Event title | Studium Generale (Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen) |
| Event type | Seminar |
| Degree of Recognition | Local |