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Direct linkMahowald, Kyle; Fedorenko, Evelina; Piantadosi, Steven T.; Gibson, Edward – Cognition, 2013
A major open question in natural language research is the role of communicative efficiency in the origin and on-line processing of language structures. Here, we use word pairs like "chimp/chimpanzee", which differ in length but have nearly identical meanings, to investigate the communicative properties of lexical systems and the communicative…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Language Research, Natural Language Processing, Information Theory
Majerus, Steve; Poncelet, Martine; Van der Linden, Martial; Weekes, Brendan S. – Cognition, 2008
Studies of monolingual speakers have shown a strong association between lexical learning and short-term memory (STM) capacity, especially STM for serial order information. At the same time, studies of bilingual speakers suggest that phonological knowledge is the main factor that drives lexical learning. This study tested these two hypotheses…
Descriptors: Paired Associate Learning, Short Term Memory, Monolingualism, Vocabulary Development
