普通话中的地心空间概念：经验证据与理论模型的比较

The goal of this paper is to analyse geocentric spatial concepts in Mandarin, i.e. spatial relations defined via reference to salient locations (“anchors”) in the geographic environment. We connect this analysis to the SocioTopographic Model, which introduces a complex taxonomy of spatial relation types. We show that Mandarin expresses cross-linguistically well-documented geocentric relations (e.g. Béi ‘North’, Dōng ‘East’), but also language-specific concepts (e.g. yán-hǎi lit. ‘around-sea’ for ‘seaside’). We then show that in previous works on these relations, their role in Mandarin has rece