The axes of time: spatiotemporal relations in Old English vocabulary

[eng] This article analyzes Old English vocabulary of time to shed light on the historical, sociocultural dimensions of space-time metaphorical mappings in English. First, we offer an overview of the most significant theoretical and experimental findings on the metaphorical conceptualization of time...

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Autores: Castaño Castaño, Emilia, Verdaguer, Isabel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/194266
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/194266
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Palabra clave:Anglès antic, 450-1100
Anglès medieval
Espai i temps
Metàfora
Anglès
Old English language, 450-1100
Middle English
Space and time
Metaphor
English language
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spelling The axes of time: spatiotemporal relations in Old English vocabularyCastaño Castaño, EmiliaVerdaguer, IsabelAnglès antic, 450-1100Anglès medievalEspai i tempsMetàforaAnglèsOld English language, 450-1100Middle EnglishSpace and timeMetaphorEnglish language[eng] This article analyzes Old English vocabulary of time to shed light on the historical, sociocultural dimensions of space-time metaphorical mappings in English. First, we offer an overview of the most significant theoretical and experimental findings on the metaphorical conceptualization of time in Modern English. Then we analyze the sense of time in Old English and describe how native cultural conventions and cross-cultural contact might have contributed to shaping the perception of time in the Old English period. Finally, through corpus and dictionary searches, we explore how space and time were intertwined to convey time notions in the earliest attestations of English. Results show a persistent metaphorical link between space and time in Old English vocabulary and provide evidence for a circular and linear conceptualization of time that flexibly recruited the vertical and sagittal (front-back) axes, and that allowed for time-based and ego-based metaphorical construals, including the time-moving and ego-moving subcases. These data suggest that a baseline conceptualization of time grounded in spatial relations and sensitive to sociocultural factors has existed through time surviving to the present day.Cambridge University Press2023202320232023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion26 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/194266Articles publicats en revistes (Llengües i Literatures Modernes i Estudis Anglesos)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/44B4041105263C76D88356603A3FF714/S1360674322000259a.pdf/the-axes-of-time-spatiotemporal-relations-in-old-english-vocabulary.pdfEnglish Language and Linguistics, 2022, vol. 27, num. 1, p. 149-174https://doi.org/10.1017/S1360674322000259cc-by Emilia Castaño and Isabel Verdaguer Claverahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1942662026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The axes of time: spatiotemporal relations in Old English vocabulary
title The axes of time: spatiotemporal relations in Old English vocabulary
spellingShingle The axes of time: spatiotemporal relations in Old English vocabulary
Castaño Castaño, Emilia
Anglès antic, 450-1100
Anglès medieval
Espai i temps
Metàfora
Anglès
Old English language, 450-1100
Middle English
Space and time
Metaphor
English language
title_short The axes of time: spatiotemporal relations in Old English vocabulary
title_full The axes of time: spatiotemporal relations in Old English vocabulary
title_fullStr The axes of time: spatiotemporal relations in Old English vocabulary
title_full_unstemmed The axes of time: spatiotemporal relations in Old English vocabulary
title_sort The axes of time: spatiotemporal relations in Old English vocabulary
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Castaño Castaño, Emilia
Verdaguer, Isabel
author Castaño Castaño, Emilia
author_facet Castaño Castaño, Emilia
Verdaguer, Isabel
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Anglès antic, 450-1100
Anglès medieval
Espai i temps
Metàfora
Anglès
Old English language, 450-1100
Middle English
Space and time
Metaphor
English language
topic Anglès antic, 450-1100
Anglès medieval
Espai i temps
Metàfora
Anglès
Old English language, 450-1100
Middle English
Space and time
Metaphor
English language
description [eng] This article analyzes Old English vocabulary of time to shed light on the historical, sociocultural dimensions of space-time metaphorical mappings in English. First, we offer an overview of the most significant theoretical and experimental findings on the metaphorical conceptualization of time in Modern English. Then we analyze the sense of time in Old English and describe how native cultural conventions and cross-cultural contact might have contributed to shaping the perception of time in the Old English period. Finally, through corpus and dictionary searches, we explore how space and time were intertwined to convey time notions in the earliest attestations of English. Results show a persistent metaphorical link between space and time in Old English vocabulary and provide evidence for a circular and linear conceptualization of time that flexibly recruited the vertical and sagittal (front-back) axes, and that allowed for time-based and ego-based metaphorical construals, including the time-moving and ego-moving subcases. These data suggest that a baseline conceptualization of time grounded in spatial relations and sensitive to sociocultural factors has existed through time surviving to the present day.
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English Language and Linguistics, 2022, vol. 27, num. 1, p. 149-174
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1360674322000259
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