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==Spatial metaphors== |
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A reoccurring idea from learners coming from English is to use {{tp|tenpo monsi}} and {{tp|tenpo sinpin}} to refer to the past and future. Although it seems unambiguous at first, spatial metaphors for time vary across languages: Aymara and Toba put the future behind the speaker, Mandarin Chinese does so in some cases (and often prefers a top-to-bottom timeline), French and Italian kinship terms equate "back" with both great-grandchildren and great-grandparents, and so on.<ref>Radden, G. (2015). "[https://core.ac.uk/display/267970574 The Metaphor TIME AS SPACE across Languages]". ''CORE''.</ref> Not even English is completely immune |
A reoccurring idea from learners coming from English is to use {{tp|tenpo monsi}} and {{tp|tenpo sinpin}} to refer to the past and future. Although it seems unambiguous at first, spatial metaphors for time vary across languages: Aymara and Toba put the future behind the speaker, Mandarin Chinese does so in some cases (and often prefers a top-to-bottom timeline), French and Italian kinship terms equate "back" with both great-grandchildren and great-grandparents, and so on.<ref>Radden, G. (2015). "[https://core.ac.uk/display/267970574 The Metaphor TIME AS SPACE across Languages]". ''CORE''.</ref> Not even English is completely immune: if a meeting is "moved forward", does it now come earlier or later than before?<ref>Spinney, L. (2017, February 22). "[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/feb/24/4 How time flies]". ''The Guardian''.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 14:13, 1 September 2023
There are many ways to discuss time in Toki Pona. The corresponding word is tenpo, and many common phrases incorporate it, though not all.
Spatial metaphors
A reoccurring idea from learners coming from English is to use tenpo monsi and tenpo sinpin to refer to the past and future. Although it seems unambiguous at first, spatial metaphors for time vary across languages: Aymara and Toba put the future behind the speaker, Mandarin Chinese does so in some cases (and often prefers a top-to-bottom timeline), French and Italian kinship terms equate "back" with both great-grandchildren and great-grandparents, and so on.[1] Not even English is completely immune: if a meeting is "moved forward", does it now come earlier or later than before?[2]
References
- ↑ Radden, G. (2015). "The Metaphor TIME AS SPACE across Languages". CORE.
- ↑ Spinney, L. (2017, February 22). "How time flies". The Guardian.