Conlangery #104: Spatial Metaphors for Time
Conlangery Podcast
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What's the Difference Between the Past and the Future in English and Spanish?
The I'mara gesture in front of them, when talking about the future, they gesture behind them. This is a striking reversal from the difference in English and Spanish. The gestures are not necessarily going to match up with what the language is always doing,. There's a whole lot of directions that people can go here, especially for con culture.
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