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Toward a unified account of comprehension and production in language development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2013

Stewart M. McCauley  and
Morten H. Christiansen
Stewart M. McCauley
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. smm424@cornell.edu http://cnl.psych.cornell.edu christiansen@cornell.edu
Morten H. Christiansen
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. smm424@cornell.edu http://cnl.psych.cornell.edu christiansen@cornell.edu
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Abstract

Although Pickering & Garrod (P&G) argue convincingly for a unified system for language comprehension and production, they fail to explain how such a system might develop. Using a recent computational model of language acquisition as an example, we sketch a developmental perspective on the integration of comprehension and production. We conclude that only through development can we fully understand the intertwined nature of comprehension and production in adult processing.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , August 2013 , pp. 366 - 367
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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