Introduction -- Number application and its cognitive significance -- Cognitive correlations between the number three and third person pronouns -- Ternary symbolism -- A geometric perception of Cropland and village in Eurasia by using the words for four, square -- A further study of the cognitive significance of the number four in Eurasia -- Quinary conception -- Septenary conception
Summary
How number words came about? This book offers a trenchant answer to the question, explaining number conception and application slot by slot through a host of Eurasian languages. The cross-linguistic lack of width and depth in numeracy studies, which has existed for a long time, seemed impossible to overcome. This discouraging situation has now changed dramatically with Dr. Penglin Wang's entering the field. This book is designed to investigate the linguistic and semiotic sources of number words, especially the cardinal numbers, in Altaic, Indo-European, and Sino-Tibetan languages and will prov
