B09
extended
Context
Space
Distance / Proximity
How near or far is it?
intermediate
Deixis
Spatial distance
Proximity
Significato
Relative distance between speaker, listener, participant, place, or event.
Come riconoscerlo
Notice words that encode near, far, this side, that side, here, there.
Esempi
Parole
near|far|here|there|this|that
Frasi brevi
this house|that mountain|over there
Frase
This cafe is near the station.
Visual guide
Basic shape
ANCHOR = speaker/listener/place
near: here, this cafe
distance grows ->
far: there, that mountain
Ask: how near/far?
Compare shape
Distance systems: 2-way: this/here | that/there 3-way: near me | near you | far richer: visible? uphill? inside? social distance may choose form
Panoramica per lingua
Nella tua lingua madre
Italiano
Presenza
medium
Importanza
Distance and proximity are shown by adverbs and prepositional phrases.
Questo bar è vicino alla stazione.
This cafe is near the station.
Nella tua lingua di studio
Inglese
Presenza
medium
Difficoltà
In inglese distanza e vicinanza si esprimono con aggettivi, avverbi e preposizioni.
The shop is near the station.
near the station = vicinanza
Difficoltà tipica di chi impara
Chi impara può confondere near, close to, far from, nearby e next to.
Good transfer potential
This block behaves relatively similarly, so you can transfer intuition more safely between the two languages.