Borghi Anna M., Binkofsky Ferdinand. Words as Social Tools: An Embodied View on Abstract Concepts

Springer, 2014. — 132 p. — ISBN: 978-1461495383.This book addresses how abstract concepts and words are represented in the brain, advancing the WAT (Words As Tools) view, according to which both sensorimotor (such as perception, action, emotional experiences) and linguistic experiences are at the basis of abstract concepts and of abstract word representation, processing and use.