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Bruner, Jerome S. 1975. Language as an instrument of thought. In Davies, Alan, ed. Problems of language and learning. Heinemann. pp. 61–88.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

language and thought | problem solving

Annotation

B. defends an instrumentalist position with respect to the relationships between language and thought: language as a tool or instrument of thought and problem solving (rather than merely an influence on cognitive processes).