Semantic Extensions from Space to Time in Copala Trique

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1982
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39 pages
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Trique examples of the semantic universal that time expressions come from spatial expressions; body part nouns; verbs extended to refer to time events; astronomical phenomena; days of the week and names of months; tense-aspect system; numerals.
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Draft (posted 'as is' without peer review)
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Mexico
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Entry Number: 
58741