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This Book Collates The Most Up To Date Evidence From Behavioural, Brain Imagery And Stroke-patient Studies, To Discuss The Ways In Which Cognitive And Neural Processes Are Responsible For Language Processing. Divided Into Six Sections, The Edited Volume Presents Arguments From Evolutionist, Developmental, Behavioural And Neurobiological Perspectives, All Of Which Point To A Strong Relationship Between Action And Language. It Provides A Scientific Basis For A New Theoretical Approach To Language Evolution, Acquisition And Use In Humans, Whilst At The Same Time Assessing Current Debates On Motor System's Contribution To The Emergence Of Language Acquisition, Perception And Production. The Chapters Have Been Written By Internationally Acknowledged Researchers From A Variety Of Disciplines, And As Such This Book Will Be Of Great Interest To Academics, Students And Professionals In The Areas Of Cognitive Psychology, Neuropsychology, Neuroscience, Psycholinguistics And Philosophy-- Section I Language And Action: Past, Present And Future 1 -- 1 Embodied Cognition, Communication And The Language Faculty / Pierre Jacob Jacob, Pierre 3 -- Section Ii The Motor Origin Of Language 31 -- 2 Toward A Darwinian Perspective On Language Evolution / Michael C. Corballis Corballis, Michael C. 33 -- 3 From Action To Speech / Maurizio Gentilucci Gentilucci, Maurizio, Giovanna Cristina Campione Campione, Giovanna Cristina 59 -- Section Iii Action In Language Processing 81 -- 4 Motor Representation And Language In Space, Object And Movement Perception / Yann Coello Coello, Yann, Christel Bidet-ildei Bidet-ildei, Christel 83 -- 5 Embodied Lexical Representations: Flexible Tools For Predicting The Future / Shirley-ann Rueschemeyer Rueschemeyer, Shirley-ann, Harold Bekkering Bekkering, Harold 111 -- 6 Language Comprehension: Action, Affordances And Goals / Anna M. Borghi Borghi, Anna M. 125 -- 7 Fault-tolerant Comprehension / Lawrence J. Taylor Taylor, Lawrence J., Rolf A. Zwaan Zwaan, Rolf A. 145 -- Section Iv Action In Language Acquisition 159 -- 8 Motor Skills And Written Language Perception: Contribution Of Writing Knowledge To Visual Recognition Of Graphic Shapes / Jean-luc Velay Velay, Jean-luc, Marieke Longcamp Longcamp, Marieke 161 -- 9 Children's Use Of Spatial Reference Frames In Verbal And Non-verbal Tasks / Jessie Bullens Bullens, Jessie, Nina Lienenkämper Lienenkämper, Nina, Frank Wijnen Wijnen, Frank, Albert Postma Postma, Albert 177 -- Section V Action In Spatial Language And Numbers 191 -- 10 Functional Effects In Spatial Language / Jared E. Miller Miller, Jared E., Laura A. Carlson Carlson, Laura A. 193 -- 11 On The Mapping Between Spatial Language And The Vision And Action Systems / Kenny R. Coventry Coventry, Kenny R. 209 -- 12 The Spatial Mapping Of Numbers: Its Origin And Flexibility / Martin H. Fischer Fischer, Martin H. 225 -- 13 Horizontal Spatial Representations Of Number And Time: Continuous Number And Categorical Time Lines / Masami Ishihara Ishihara, Masami, Yves Rossetti Rossetti, Yves, Peter E. Keller Keller, Peter E., Wolfgang Prinz Prinz, Wolfgang 243 -- Section Vi Language And Action Within The Brain 271 -- 14 Embodied Semantics For Language Related To Actions: A Review Of Fmri And Neuropsychological Research / Lisa Aziz-zadeh Aziz-zadeh, Lisa 273 -- 15 The Relationship Between Gesture And Language In Brain-damaged Patients And Individuals With Autism / Heidi Stieglitz Ham Ham, Heidi Stieglitz, Angela Bartolo Bartolo, Angela 285 -- 16 When Words Trigger Activity In The Brain's Sensory And Motor Systems: It Is Not Remembrance Of Things Past / Tatjana A. Nazir Nazir, Tatjana A., Raphael Fargier Fargier, Raphael, Pia Aravena Aravena, Pia, Véronique Boulenger Boulenger, Véronique 307 -- Section Vii Language And Action In Cognitive Neuroscience: A Final Note 319 -- 17 Contribution Of The Action System To Language Perception And Comprehension: Evidence And Controversies / Yann Coello Coello, Yann, Angela Bartolo Bartolo, Angela 321. Edited By Yann Coello And Angela Bartolo. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.