An experimental approach to linguistic representation

HP Branigan, MJ Pickering - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2017 - cambridge.org
Within the cognitive sciences, most researchers assume that it is the job of linguists to
investigate how language is represented, and that they do so largely by building theories …

How semantic memory structure and intelligence contribute to creative thought: A network science approach

M Benedek, YN Kenett, K Umdasch, D Anaki… - Thinking & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The associative theory of creativity states that creativity is associated with differences in the
structure of semantic memory, whereas the executive theory of creativity emphasises the …

The semantic distance task: Quantifying semantic distance with semantic network path length.

YN Kenett, E Levi, D Anaki, M Faust - Journal of Experimental …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Semantic distance is a determining factor in cognitive processes, such as semantic priming,
operating upon semantic memory. The main computational approach to compute semantic …

Structural priming and the representation of language

HP Branigan, MJ Pickering - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2017 - search.proquest.com
Structural priming offers a powerful method for experimentally investigating the mental
representation of linguistic structure. We clarify the nature of our proposal, justify the …

[PDF][PDF] Setting the empirical record straight: Acceptability judgments appear to be reliable, robust, and replicable

J Sprouse, D Almeida - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2017 - jonsprouse.com
Branigan & Pickering (B&P) advocate the use of syntactic priming to investigate linguistic
representations and argue that it overcomes several purported deficiencies of acceptability …

Don't forget neurobiology: An experimental approach to linguistic representation. Commentary on Branigan and Pickering" An experimental approach to linguistic …

P Hagoort - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2017 - pure.mpg.de
Acceptability judgments are no longer acceptable as the holy grail for testing the nature of
linguistic representations. Experimental and quantitative methods should be used to test …

Priming is swell, but it's far from simple

J Ziegler, J Snedeker, E Wittenberg - Behavioral and Brain …, 2017 - dash.harvard.edu
Clearly, structural priming is a valuable tool for probing linguistic representation. But we
don't think that the existing results provide strong support for Branigan & Pickering's (B&P's) …

[PDF][PDF] Priming methods in semantics and pragmatics

M Maldonado, B Spector, E Chemla - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2017 - hal.science
Structural priming is a powerful method to inform linguistic theories. We argue that this
method extends nicely beyond syntax, to theories of meaning. However, priming should still …

The logic of syntactic priming and acceptability judgments

P Gaston, N Huang, C Phillips - Behavioral and Brain …, 2017 - search.proquest.com
A critical flaw in Branigan & Pickering's (B&P's) advocacy of structural priming is the absence
of a theory of priming. This undermines their claims about the value of priming as a …

[PDF][PDF] Considering experimental and observational evidence of priming together, syntax doesn't look so autonomous

NA Lester, JW Du Bois, ST Gries… - Behavioral and Brain …, 2017 - academia.edu
We agree with Branigan & Pickering (B&P) that structural priming experiments should
supplant grammaticality judgments for testing linguistic representation. However, B&P …