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Memory and cognitive control in an integrated theory of language processing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2013

L. Robert Slevc  and
Jared M. Novick
L. Robert Slevc
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. slevc@umd.edu http://lmcl.umd.edu
Jared M. Novick
Affiliation:
Center for Advanced Study of Language, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. jnovick1@umd.edu
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Abstract

Pickering & Garrod's (P&G's) integrated model of production and comprehension includes no explicit role for nonlinguistic cognitive processes. Yet, how domain-general cognitive functions contribute to language processing has become clearer with well-specified theories and supporting data. We therefore believe that their account can benefit by incorporating functions like working memory and cognitive control into a unified model of language processing.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , August 2013 , pp. 373 - 374
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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