Thinking about thinking: Language, thought and introspection

Language and Communication

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 353-373

  Slezak, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Homunculus; Imagery; Introspection; Language; Mentalese; Thought

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044534947     PISSN: 02715309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5309(02)00012-5     Document Type: Article

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