“During the New Jersey Turnpike”: Asymmetric Preferences in Spatial & Temporal Prepositions
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...........................................................................3 1. Intro/Background...............................................................4 1.1. Conceptual Metaphor: Using the Concrete to Understand the Abstract 1.2. From Space to Time: An Asymmetrical Relationship 1.3. Innovation: A Window into the Space/Time Relationship 2. Methods..........................................................................12 2.1. Participants 2.2. Materials 2.3. Design 3. Results & Analysis..............................................................17 3.1. Results by Age 3.2. Results by Region 3.3. Results by Question 3.4. Results by Order of Presentation 4. Further Discussion & Implications..........................................27 4.1. Diachronic Unidirectionality 4.2. Directions for Future Research 5. Conclusion........................................................................29 References........................................................................30
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