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Language processing is not a race against time

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2016

Giosuè Baggio  and
Carmelo M. Vicario
Giosuè Baggio
Affiliation:
Language Acquisition and Language Processing Lab, Department of Language and Literature, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway giosue.baggio@ntnu.no http://www.ntnu.edu/employees/giosue.baggio
Carmelo M. Vicario
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57, 2AS, United Kingdom. c.m.vicario@bangor.ac.uk http://www.bangor.ac.uk/psychology/people/profiles/carmelo_vicario.php.en
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Abstract

We agree with Christiansen & Chater (C&C) that language processing and acquisition are tightly constrained by the limits of sensory and memory systems. However, the human brain supports a range of cognitive functions that mitigate the effects of information processing bottlenecks. The language system is partly organised around these moderating factors, not just around restrictions on storage and computation.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 39 , 2016 , e64
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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