Abstract and concrete sentences, embodiment and languages

One of the main challenges of embodied theories is accounting for meanings of abstract words. The most common explanation is that abstract words, like concrete ones, are grounded in perception and action systems. According to other explanations, abstract words, differently from concrete ones, would...

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Published in:Frontiers in Psychology
Main Authors: Claudia eScorolli, Ferdinand eBinkofski, Giovanni eBuccino, Roberto eNicoletti, Lucia eRiggio, Anna Maria Borghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-09-01
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00227/full