Dependency distance, measured by the linear distance between two syntactically related
words in a sentence, is generally held as an important index of memory burden and an …

Usage-based approaches typically draw on a relatively small set of cognitive processes,
such as categorization, analogy, and chunking to explain language structure and function …

Why our use of language is highly creative yet also constrained We use words and phrases
creatively to express ourselves in ever-changing contexts, readily extending language …

Memory is fleeting. New material rapidly obliterates previous material. How, then, can the
brain deal successfully with the continual deluge of linguistic input? We argue that, to deal …

A work that reveals the profound links between the evolution, acquisition, and processing of
language, and proposes a new integrative framework for the language sciences. Language …

While usage-based approaches to language development enjoy considerable support from
computational studies, there have been few attempts to answer a key computational …

Language has a fundamentally social function. Processes of human interaction along with
domain‐general cognitive processes shape the structure and knowledge of language …

Language production processes can provide insight into how language comprehension
works and language typology—why languages tend to have certain characteristics more …

In this book John A. Hawkins argues that major patterns of variation across languages are
structured by general principles of efficiency in language use and communication. Evidence …

This book offers a general introduction to reaction time research as relevant to Second
Language Studies and explores a collection of tasks and paradigms that are often used in …