Individual differences in language acquisition and processing
Humans differ in innumerable ways, with considerable variation observable at every level of
description, from the molecular to the social. Traditionally, linguistic and psycholinguistic …
description, from the molecular to the social. Traditionally, linguistic and psycholinguistic …
An integrated theory of language production and comprehension
MJ Pickering, S Garrod - Behavioral and brain sciences, 2013 - cambridge.org
Currently, production and comprehension are regarded as quite distinct in accounts of
language processing. In rejecting this dichotomy, we instead assert that producing and …
language processing. In rejecting this dichotomy, we instead assert that producing and …
The now-or-never bottleneck: A fundamental constraint on language
MH Christiansen, N Chater - Behavioral and brain sciences, 2016 - cambridge.org
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 …
brain deal successfully with the continual deluge of linguistic input? We argue that, to deal …
[图书][B] Creating language: Integrating evolution, acquisition, and processing
MH Christiansen, N Chater - 2016 - books.google.com
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 …
language, and proposes a new integrative framework for the language sciences. Language …
[图书][B] Understanding second language acquisition
L Ortega - 2014 - taylorfrancis.com
Whether we grow up with one, two, or several languages during our early years of life, many
of us will learn a second, foreign, or heritage language in later years. The field of Second …
of us will learn a second, foreign, or heritage language in later years. The field of Second …
Lossy‐context surprisal: An information‐theoretic model of memory effects in sentence processing
A key component of research on human sentence processing is to characterize the
processing difficulty associated with the comprehension of words in context. Models that …
processing difficulty associated with the comprehension of words in context. Models that …
[HTML][HTML] Rapid expectation adaptation during syntactic comprehension
When we read or listen to language, we are faced with the challenge of inferring intended
messages from noisy input. This challenge is exacerbated by considerable variability …
messages from noisy input. This challenge is exacerbated by considerable variability …
Language is a complex adaptive system: Position paper
Language has a fundamentally social function. Processes of human interaction along with
domain‐general cognitive processes shape the structure and knowledge of language …
domain‐general cognitive processes shape the structure and knowledge of language …
Argument structure in usage-based construction grammar
F Perek - 2015 - torrossa.com
All languages provide ways to talk about events and their participants; this function is
typically assumed in great part by verbs. It is precisely for this reason that, more so than …
typically assumed in great part by verbs. It is precisely for this reason that, more so than …
More than words: Frequency effects for multi-word phrases
There is mounting evidence that language users are sensitive to distributional information at
many grain-sizes. Much of this research has focused on the distributional properties of …
many grain-sizes. Much of this research has focused on the distributional properties of …