The language of thought and the embodied nature of language use

Philosophical Studies

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 237-251

  Teng, Norman Yujen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0002142951     PISSN: 00318116     EISSN: 15730883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004257313833     Document Type: Article

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