Is recursion language-specific? Evidence of recursive mechanisms in the structure of intentional action

@article{Vicari2014IsRL,
  title={Is recursion language-specific? Evidence of recursive mechanisms in the structure of intentional action},
  author={Giuseppe Vicari and Mauro Adenzato},
  journal={Consciousness and Cognition},
  year={2014},
  volume={26},
  pages={169-188}
}
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Do we represent intentional action as recursively embedded? The answer must be empirical. A comment on Vicari and Adenzato (2014)
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