Words as Social Tools: An Embodied View on Abstract Concepts

by Anna M. Borghi

Book Overview

How are abstract concepts and words represented in the brain? That is the central question addressed by the authors of "Words as Social Tools: An Embodied View on Abstract Concepts". First, they focus on the difficulties in defining what abstract concepts and words are, and what they mean in psycholinguistic research. Then the authors go on to describe and critically discuss the main theories on this topic with a special emphasis on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461495385
• ISBN13: 9781461495383
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"