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Prediction plays a key role in language development as well as processing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2013

Matt A. Johnson ,
Nicholas B. Turk-Browne  and
Adele E. Goldberg
Matt A. Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. majthree@princeton.edu www.princeton.edu/ntblab ntb@princeton.edu
Nicholas B. Turk-Browne
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. majthree@princeton.edu www.princeton.edu/ntblab ntb@princeton.edu
Adele E. Goldberg
Affiliation:
Program in Linguistics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. adele@princeton.edu www.princeton.edu/~adele
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Abstract

Although the target article emphasizes the important role of prediction in language use, prediction may well also play a key role in the initial formation of linguistic representations, that is, in language development. We outline the role of prediction in three relevant language-learning domains: transitional probabilities, statistical preemption, and construction learning.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , August 2013 , pp. 360 - 361
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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