Wissenserwerb und Raumreferenz - Ein sprachpsychologischer Zugang zur mentalen Repräsentation

This study takes its bearings from cognitive linguistics and inquires into the point of view of linguistic localizations. Experimental studies are described providing evidence that, in complex communicative tasks like giving directions, localizations are crucially influenced by the speaker's knowledge acquisition. In addition, the author presents and discusses the cognitive psychology underlying the mental representation of images and cognitive maps and the linguistic forms and determinants of localization.