Tool use and constructions

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 35 (4):218-219 (2012)
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We examine tool use in relation to the capacity of animals for construction, contrasting tools and nests; place human tool use in a more general problem-solving context, revisiting the body schema in the process; and relate the evolution of language and of tool use.

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10.1017/s0140525x11002123

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Constructions: a new theoretical approach to language.Adele E. Goldberg - 2003 - Trends in Cognitive Sciences 7 (5):219-224.

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