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SUMMARY:Linguistic perspectives on outer space
DESCRIPTION:Contact: erik.persson@fil.lu.se\n\nAbstract:&nbsp\;In this pres
 entation\, Kajsa Törmä discusses how outer space is construed and concep
 tualized in language\, drawing on her recently completed PhD project in Co
 gnitive Linguistics. While outer space is physically inaccessible for most
 \, it is nonetheless made meaningful through language\, culture\, and imag
 ination. The presentation highlights key findings from five empirical stud
 ies examining how space is talked about in American English. Through analy
 ses of motion verbs\, compound nouns\, prepositions\, and metaphors\, the 
 thesis shows how space is understood through embodied experience\, familia
 r conceptual patterns\, and cultural frames. The results reveal that space
  is construed as a site of purposeful human activity\, often shaped by nar
 ratives of exploration\, control\, and national identity. Taken together\,
  the findings demonstrate how language plays a central role in shaping how
  people think about space\, and how linguistic evidence can contribute to 
 broader conversations within the space humanities.\n\nMore information abo
 ut the event: https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/calendar/linguistic-perspe
 ctives-outer-space
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LOCATION:Zoom: https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/67859990151
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