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Question 1

What is “space” in linguistic terms?

Answer 1

Space is one of the coordinates that frame all animate and inanimate beings, defined as an extent or expanse of a surface or three-dimensional area.

Question 2

Why is spatial orientation important in human development?

Answer 2

It helps us develop the language necessary to describe space, linked to cognitive development.

Question 3

What changes across cultures regarding spatial language?

Answer 3

The “frames of reference” for describing space vary between cultures.

Question 4

What are the three semantic aspects of space?

Answer 4

Place, direction, and distance.

Question 5

What verbs are associated with “place”?

Answer 5

Verbs of location, like “be”, “stay”, “stand”.

Question 6

What verbs are associated with “direction”?

Answer 6

Verbs of movement, like “come”, “go”, “drive”.
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Question 7

What does “distance” express?

Answer 7

Spatial measure or how far apart objects are.

Question 8

What grammatical types express “place”?

Answer 8

Prepositions, adverbs, adverbial phrases, noun phrases, and idioms.

Question 9

What is the typical word order for spatial expression in a sentence?

Answer 9

Usually before the time expression (e.g., “She came to my room last night”).

Question 10

What types of place names are there?

Answer 10

Common nouns (e.g., “home”, “school”) and proper nouns (e.g., “England”, “New York”).

Question 11

When is the article often omitted in place names?

Answer 11

When referring to places connected to personal roles (e.g., “in hospital” vs. “at the hospital”).

Question 12

. What are the most basic prepositions of place?

Answer 12

At”, “on”, and “in”.

Question 13

What does “at” describe?

Answer 13

A point in space (e.g., “at the airport”).

Question 14

What does “on” describe?

Answer 14

A line or surface (e.g., “on the roof”).

Question 15

What does “in” describe?

Answer 15

An enclosed or three-dimensional space (e.g., “in the room”).

Question 16

Give examples of other prepositions of place.

Answer 16

above”, “below”, “in front of”, “behind”, “between”, “near”, “under”, “over”.

Question 17

Name adverbs that describe place.

Answer 17

here”, “there”, “somewhere”, “abroad”.

Question 18

What are adverbial clauses of place introduced by?

Answer 18

where”, “wherever”, or “in which”.

Question 19

Give an example of a noun expressing distance.

Answer 19

Ten miles away”.

Question 20

Name adjectives used for location.

Answer 20

northern”, “southern”, “distant”.

Question 21

What does the preposition “to” indicate?

Answer 21

Movement toward a goal or destination.

Question 22

What does “onto” mean?

Answer 22

Movement toward a surface.

Question 23

What does “into” mean?

Answer 23

Movement into the interior of a volume.

Question 24

What is the difference between “on” vs. “onto” and “in” vs. “into”?

Answer 24

Simple prepositions describe position; compound ones describe completed movement

Question 25

Which prepositions indicate directional movement?

Answer 25

up”, “down”, “across”, “through”, “past”, “along”.

Question 26

What is “passage” in spatial terms?

Answer 26

Movement across or through space relative to a speaker's position.

Question 27

What question does "distance" answer?

Answer 27

How far to?” or “How far from?”

Question 28

What are common expressions of proximity? .

Answer 28

-Near”, “close to”, “next to”.

Question 29

What are common expressions of distance?

Answer 29

Far from”, “distant”, “remote”.

Question 30

Give examples of distance measurements in English.

Answer 30

Inch, foot, yard, mile, kilometer.

Question 31

What kinds of words can describe distance?

Answer 31

Nouns (“a mile”), adverbs (“far away”), adjectives (“distant”), and directional phrases (“to the east”).