Where's the action? The pragmatic turn in cognitive science

Andreas K Engel; Alexander Maye; Martin Kurthen; Peter König

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2013.03.006

Where's the action? The pragmatic turn in cognitive science

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Where's the action? The pragmatic turn in cognitive science. / Engel, Andreas K ; Maye, Alexander; Kurthen, Martin; König, Peter.

in: TRENDS COGN SCI, Jahrgang 17, Nr. 5, 01.05.2013, S. 202-9.

Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung

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Engel, AK , Maye, A, Kurthen, M & König, P 2013, 'Where's the action? The pragmatic turn in cognitive science', TRENDS COGN SCI, Jg. 17, Nr. 5, S. 202-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2013.03.006

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Engel, A. K., Maye, A., Kurthen, M., & König, P. (2013). Where's the action? The pragmatic turn in cognitive science. TRENDS COGN SCI, 17(5), 202-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2013.03.006

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Engel AK , Maye A, Kurthen M, König P. Where's the action? The pragmatic turn in cognitive science. TRENDS COGN SCI. 2013 Mai 1;17(5):202-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2013.03.006

Bibtex

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