Understanding how biological age affects language learning is of considerable significance in a variety of contexts: in research, in setting national and international language policy, but also in families and in schools - especially in the context of 'early' foreign language instruction. This book [...]
The study examines the verbal reference to (static and moving) objects in space. The empirically-founded comparison shows that even closely-related languages/dialects vary quite considerably in this respect. The corresponding language typology is revised and expanded to include the dimension of the [...]