Spatial Locations & Directions Thread

Another Proposal for Indicating the Location of the Whole Body in the Vertical Dimension
Submitted by Charlotte Wile - October 25, 2002

At a recent informal DNB theory meeting, one of the topics discussed was Ray Cook’s and my proposal for indicating the location of the body-as-a-whole in the vertical dimension (Cook and Wile, Theory Bulletin Board, Spatial Locations and Directions thread, March 25, 2002). Ann Hutchinson Guest, Sandra Aberkalns, and other participants had some excellent ideas for improving Ray’s and my proposal. Following is a new proposal that incorporates some of those ideas.

In the previous proposal the placement of the body in the vertical dimension was discussed in relation to four zones. In this proposal there are six zones: very short, short, slightly short, intermediate, tall, and very tall.

The zones are defined in relation to the body’s normal standing position, as enumerated in the text and drawings below:

The Very Short Zone has a roof that would be at the mover’s shins if the mover was in a normal standing position (Ex. 1a). In a very short placement all or most of the body fills this zone (Ex. 1b.c ).

The Short Zone has a roof that would be at the mover’s thighs if the mover was in a normal standing position (Ex. 1d). In a short placement all or most of the body fills this zone (Ex. 1e,f ).

The Slightly Short Zone has a roof that would be at the mover’s waist if the mover was in a normal standing position (Ex. 1g). In a slightly short placement all or most of the body fills this zone (Ex. 1h-j ).

The Intermediate Zone (i.e., neither short nor tall) has a roof that would be at the mover’s head in a normal standing position (Ex. 1k). In an intermediate placement all or most of the body fills this zone (Ex. 1l,m ).

The Tall Zone has a floor above the ground and a roof that would be slighly above the movers head if the mover was in a normal standing position (Ex. 1n) . In a tall placement all or most of the body fills this zone (Ex. 1 o,p).

The Very Tall Zone has a floor and roof that would be above the movers head if the mover was in a normal standing position (Ex. 1q ). In a very tall placement all or most of the body fills this zone (Ex. r,s).

Note that body-as-a-whole’s “direction” and its “placement in the vertical dimension” may be mixed and matched in various combinations. For example, in Ex 2a the body is in an upward direction in the tall zone. In Ex. 2b the body is upward in the short zone. In Ex. 2c it is backward in the slightly short zone. In Ex. 2d it is forward low in the intermediate zone.

Indications for the concept described above have not been established. A new idea for such indications is shown in Ex. 3a-k.

 

 

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