Balinese Spatial System: Linguistic and Nonlinguistic Evidence in the North of Bali

By I Nyoman Aryawibawa (Principal Investigator)

Systems of spatial reference have been explored by many scholars for evidence that language affects human thought. The main purpose of the current study is to describe how Balinese people living in the north side of Bali use their frames of spatial reference, and to look for evidence that language affects human spatial cognition.