From demonstration to theory in embodied language comprehension: A review

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  2014

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  Cognitive Systems Research

• Publication date

  2014-09-01

• Fields of study

  Computer Science, Linguistics, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1016/J.COGSYS.2013.09.002
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