Not by thoughts alone: How language supersizes the cognitive toolkit
Not by thoughts alone: How language supersizes the cognitive toolkit
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New York, USA: Cambridge University Press
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New York, USA: Cambridge University Press
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We propose that Vaesen's target article (a) underestimates the role of language in humans' cognitive toolkit and thereby (b) overestimates the proposed cognitive discontinuity between chimps and humans. We provide examples of labeling, numerical computation, executive control, and the relation between language and body, concluding that language pla...
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Not by thoughts alone: How language supersizes the cognitive toolkit
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1113226201
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1113226201
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0140-525X
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1469-1825
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10.1017/S0140525X11002020
