Two path prepositions: Along and past
Author: C. Kray and J. Baus and H. Zimmer and H. Speiser and A. Krüger
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We present results from a series of experiments, where relevant
factors for the use of path prepositions were examined. We were
especially interested in the concepts behind the German prepositions
``entlang'' and ``vorbei'' (similar to ``along'' and ``past'').
After exploring the basic properties people attribute to these
prepositions, we systematically varied those properties to
investigate their impact on the selection process and the corresponding
speech production latency. The results indicate that parallelism and
distance between the outline of a reference object and a trajectory are
key concepts in this context.
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